Carbamazepine (Tegretol)-induced thrombocytopenia.
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A case of carbamazepine-induced thrombocytopenia is reported. The patient, a 38-year-old female, developed thrombocytopenia 10 days after receiving 400 mg carbamazepine daily. The presence of an anti-IgG carbamazepine-dependent platelet-reactive antibody was documented. Using flow cytometry, the drug-induced antibody was detected at a drug concentration as low as 10(-6) M.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Acta haematologica
دوره 68 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1982