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PROCAINE AMIDE‐INDUCED LEUKOPENIA
Author(s) -
KWAN VICENTE W.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1969.tb05361.x
Subject(s) - leukopenia , medicine , procaine , procainamide , anesthesia , surgery , chemotherapy
A bstract : A case of leukopenia secondary to procaine amide therapy in a 70‐year‐old woman is reported. Although either leukopenia or agranulocytosis is rare in patients taking this drug (widely used in the treatment of ventricular arrhythmias), periodic blood counts should be made to preclude the development of agranulocytosis, which can be fatal.