Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura presenting as postmyringotomy hemorrhage

A cute idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura has an annual incidence of about 4 per 100 000 children and usually presents after a viral illness with new -onset petechiae, easy bruisability, and, occasionally, mucosal bleeding. I t usually follows an uneventful course en route to a spontaneous recovery. We describe a patient with chronic otitis media who developed idiopathic th rombocytopenic purpura as a postmyringotomy complication.