ISOLATED SEVERE THROMBOCYTOPENIA AND BLEEDING CAUSED BY PIPERACILLIN

Title

ISOLATED SEVERE THROMBOCYTOPENIA AND BLEEDING CAUSED BY PIPERACILLIN

Creator

Olivera E; Lakhani P; Watanakunakorn C

Publisher

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Date

1992
1992

Description

Bleeding and severe thrombocytopenia developed in a 71-year-old man who had been receiving piperacillin 5 g intravenously every 8 h for 9 days for the the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa septicemia. After piperacillin was discontinued, the platelet counts became normal. Rechallange was made with 2 g of piperacillin intravenously resulting in thrombocytopenia within 6 h of piperacillin administration. The platelet count normalized after 3 days when no further piperacillin was given.

Subject

ciprofloxacin; Infectious Diseases; leukopenia; normal volunteers

Format

Journal Article

URL Address

http://doi.org/10.3109/00365549209062471

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Pages

815-817

Issue

6

Volume

24

Citation

Olivera E; Lakhani P; Watanakunakorn C, “ISOLATED SEVERE THROMBOCYTOPENIA AND BLEEDING CAUSED BY PIPERACILLIN,” NEOMED Bibliography Database, accessed April 19, 2024, https://neomed.omeka.net/items/show/6683.