Most common cause of thrombocytopenia in children is:

# Most common cause of thrombocytopenia in children is:

a. Aplastic anemia 

b. ITP

c. TTP 

d. Drug induced

The correct answer is B. ITP.

ITP is the most common cause of acquired severe thrombocytopenia and 50% of ITP cases are children, i.e. < 10 years of age. 

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