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Congenital

Megakaryotic hypoplasia


TAR syndrome


Wiscott Aldrich syndrome

Acquired

Immunothrombocytopenia


Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura


DIC


Drugs


Infections


Splenomegaly


Bone marrow suppression or infiltration


Aplastic anaemia

Thrombocytopenia

Petechiae


Purpura