Thrombocytopenia

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Thrombocytopenia

Case/etiology

Medications

A systematic review has identified common causes of drug-induced thrombocytopenia.[1]

Drug-induced thrombocytopenia maybe immune medicated.[2] Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is caused by anti-platelet antibodies.[3]

References

  1. ↑ George JN, Raskob GE, Shah SR, et al (1998). "Drug-induced thrombocytopenia: a systematic review of published case reports". Ann. Intern. Med. 129 (11): 886–90. DOI:url=http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/129/11_Part_1/886. PMID 9867731. Research Blogging.
  2. ↑ Aster RH, Bougie DW (2007). "Drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia". N. Engl. J. Med. 357 (6): 580–7. DOI:10.1056/NEJMra066469. PMID 17687133. Research Blogging.
  3. ↑ Arepally GM, Ortel TL (2006). "Clinical practice. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia". N. Engl. J. Med. 355 (8): 809–17. DOI:10.1056/NEJMcp052967. PMID 16928996. Research Blogging.

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