Normal platelet count is/are seen in -: (A) DIC, (B) Shaken baby syndrome, (C) Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, (D) Splenomegaly
Answer is B. DIC and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia cause thrombocytopenia.
Kasabach-Merritt syndrome (KMS) is defined as profound thrombocytopenia related to platelet tapping within a vascular tumor.
Splenomegaly (hypersplenism) may cause thrombocytopenia.
Shaken baby syndrome is not a cause of thrombocytopenia.