Unusual Symptoms
Nicole Barattini was 16 when she fell very ill. She became jaundiced, had high fevers, and was extremely lethargic. One day she noticed that she had small red dots all over her body. No one knew what was wrong with her.
Blood Tests
The doctors didn’t know what the problem was so they ran blood tests, hoping to get some insight. The results showed that her platelet count was dangerously low. The average adult needs between 150,000 to 450,000 in their blood.
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