Open AccessAUGMENTIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOSIS: A MAIDEN CASE SERIES
Author(s) -
O Balaji,
Sereen Rt,
Dita Amita,
Navin Patil
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-3891
pISSN - 0974-2441
DOI - 10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i5.17119
Subject(s) - thrombocytosis , medicine , amoxicillin , antibiotics , gastroenterology , clavulanic acid , surgery , platelet , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
When an infected patient suffers from thrombocytosis, it is very difficult to identify beta-lactam antibiotic induced cases of the disease and separate those from the possibility that thrombocytosis is an acute-phase reaction in the infected patient. We present 3 cases who were treated with Augmentin for various indications and developed thrombocytosis during the treatment course. The Naranjo probability scale indicates Augmentin as the possible cause of the thrombocytosis in all our patients.KEYWORDS: Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, Thrombocytosis, Adverse effects, Naranjo’s scale