When clinical conditions warrant consider these underlying diseases:
SLE
Antipholpholipid syndrome
H. pylori infection---here the association is controversial, but some studies indicate a high rate of improvement or remission of thrombocytopenia following eradication.
Hepatitis C---screen all patients with chronic thrombocytopenia for hep C. Thrombocytopenia may improve with treatment of the underlying disease.
HIV
Via Current Opinion in Hematology
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