Levetiracetam Adverse Drug Reaction: Pancytopenia

Pancytopenia secondary to levetiracetam administration is infrequent but possible. Here, we report a case of pancytopenia associated with levetiracetam in a 4-month-old infant. However, increased incidence of upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) has been reported frequently. It appears that UR...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gohil, Jayendra R., Agarwal, Tushar S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5982480/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29899787
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JPN.JPN_139_17
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Sumario:Pancytopenia secondary to levetiracetam administration is infrequent but possible. Here, we report a case of pancytopenia associated with levetiracetam in a 4-month-old infant. However, increased incidence of upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) has been reported frequently. It appears that URTI is a heralding side effect of pancytopenia and tip of the iceberg.

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