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| Year : 2010 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 108-109 |
Pyrazinamide induced thrombocytopenia
Surya Kant1, Sanjay Kumar Verma2, Vaibhav Gupta1, Sunish C Anand1, Rajendra Prasad1
1 Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Charapati Sahuji Maharaj Medical University, (Erstwhile King George's Medical University), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Department of Pulmonary Medicine, G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur, UP, India
Correspondence Address:
Surya Kant
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Charapati Sahuji Maharaj Medical University, (Erstwhile King George's Medical University), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.64495
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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