A child who has been in good health has a platelet count of 45,000/mm³,petechiae,and excessive bruising that covers the body.The nurse is aware that these signs are clinical manifestations of which disease?
A) Erythroblastopenia
B) von Willebrand disease
C) Hemophilia
D) Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)

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Excessive bruising and petechiae,especially involving the mucous membranes and gums in a child who is otherwise healthy,are the clinical manifestations of ITP,resulting from decreased platelets.The etiology of ITP is unknown,but it is considered to be an autoimmune process.They are not characteristic of erythroblastopenia,von Willebrand disease,or hemophilia.

A Child Who Has Been in Good Health Has a Platelet