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
Identifier
Format
Journal Article
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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 March 25, 2023, https://neomed.omeka.net/items/show/6683.