Open AccessPyrazinamide induced thrombocytopenia
Author(s) -
Surya Kant,
Sanjay Kumar Verma,
Vaibhav Gupta,
SunishC Anand,
Rajendra Prasad
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.64495
Subject(s) - pyrazinamide , medicine , complication , drug , platelet , pharmacology , intensive care medicine , tuberculosis , isoniazid , pathology
Thrombocytopenia is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening complication of certain antitubercular drugs and is characterized by rapid destruction of platelets whenever offending drug is taken by a susceptible person. We report a case of pyrazinamide-induced thrombocytopenia in a patient receiving anti tubercular drugs.
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