Thrombocytopenia
Incidence:
The most common cause of clinically
significant bleeding
Petechiae:
Some
definitions relative to signs of bleeding :
Small pinpoint
hemorrhages of <3 mm in diameter
Purpura:
>1 cm in diameter
discoloration and round
Bruise:
>1 cm in diameter
discoloration and irregular shaped
Also called:
ecchymosis