PMID: 18721501Aug 30, 2008Paper

Severe thrombocytopenia in a child with type 1 diabetes

Pediatric endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism
Alka Khadwal, N Deepthi

Abstract

We describe here a young girl who developed severe thrombocytopenia following Varicella infection. She was previously diagnosed with diabetes. In addition she demonstrated anti-nuclear factor positivity. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura induced by varicella is rare in children with diabetes.

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