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Life-Threatening Thrombocytopenia Secondary to Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole

Thrombocytopenia is an uncommon side effect of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) when given in the usual recommended adult dosage. We report a case of severe and possibly life-threatening thrombocytopenia associated with TMP/SMX therapy. A 92-year-old female presented after a mechanical fall a...

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Autores principales: Gaudel, Pramod, Qavi, Ahmed H, Basak, Prasanta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5820004/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29492352
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1963