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Factitious quinine‐induced thrombocytopenia
Author(s) -
Abraham Rick,
Whitehead Susan
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb123338.x
Subject(s) - quinine , medicine , anesthesia , pediatrics , malaria , pathology
A 57‐year‐old man presented on multiple occasions to various hospitals with thrombocytopenia and complaints of easy bleeding. Despite his repeated denials of quinine use, laboratory investigations confirmed a diagnosis of quinine‐induced thrombocytopenia. He appeared to have factitious disorder and to have discovered a novel means of precipitating symptoms.