Thrombocytopenia following iron repletion with ferrous gluconate

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- Clinical timeline of the patient presented in this manuscript.

Relevant past medical history and interventions
Type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and coronary artery disease treated with percutaneous coronary intervention 5 years ago.
Dates	Summaries from initial and follow-up visits	Diagnostic testing	Interventions
15/6/1990	Diagnosed with ITP	Bone marrow biopsy confirming ITP diagnosis	Corticosteroids
26/4/2008	Admitted for diffuse petechial rash with some gum bleeding	Platelet levels at 1x10⁹/L	Prednisone 1mg/kg orally and IV immunoglobulins 50g daily for 2 days
23/2/2022	Iron deficiency anemia	Ferritin level at 20.7ug/L	Prescribed ferrous gluconate
7/4/2022	Platelet levels reduced significantly	Platelet levels at 86x10⁹/L	Cessation of ferrous gluconate