Drug points: Ticlopidine associated with acute arthritis

Ticlopidine as a safe alternative for clopidogrel-associated arthritis.

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with ticlopidine therapy.

A patient who developed thrombotic microangiopathy while on ticlopidine therapy is reported. Thrombotic microangiopathy resolved with discontinuation of the drug and treatment with plasma exchange and has not recurred during 10 months of follow-up. The emerging data on the risk of developing thrombotic microangiopathy while on Ticlopidine and the possible mechanisms underlying this association ...

Acute arthritis associated with Clostridium difficile colitis.

A Case of Lipomembranous Panniculitis Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Lipomembranous panniculitis is a special type of fat necrosis which has been associated with several clinical conditions, mainly chronic venous insufficiency and connective tissue disorders such as lupus profundus, morphea, systemic sclerosis, and dermatomyositis .We report a 50 yearold woman with known rheumatoid arthritis who presented with a painful indurated erythematous plaque on her right...

Ticlopidine, a new anti-thrombotic drug.

indirect immunofluorescent test for Lyme disease (Institut Pasteur, Paris), Rose Bengal Plate test, immunoelectrophoresis and IgG secretion index. After the last episode electrophysiological studies (motor conduction velocity and F wave latency in the legs, brainstem auditory evoked responses, visual evoked responses) and a cerebral and whole spinal cord MRI scans were all normal. Our patient h...