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Lupus syndrome with neutropenia following minocycline therapy – a case report
Author(s) -
AHMED F.,
KELSEY P. R.,
SHARIFF N.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of laboratory hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.705
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1751-553X
pISSN - 1751-5521
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-553x.2007.00967.x
Subject(s) - minocycline , medicine , neutropenia , systemic lupus erythematosus , complication , pediatrics , dermatology , surgery , intensive care medicine , chemotherapy , antibiotics , disease , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Summary An 18‐year‐old patient is described who presented with febrile neutropenia and hepatitis caused by minocycline therapy. This rare complication of minocycline‐induced lupus syndrome is discussed here.