28th October 2021

A 74-year-old male was found to have thrombocytopenia

A 74-year-old male was found to have thrombocytopenia (platelet count 92 × 109 /L) and leukopenia (white blood count 4.2 × 103 /μL) 2 weeks ago after a routine health check at the GP surgery. Further investigations led to the diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome with multilineage dysplasia (MDS-MLD). 

Which of the following would not have been a clinical presentation of the patient? 

Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.