Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid-Induced Agranulocytosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid is one of the widely prescribed antibiotics in the outpatient setting giving excellent antimicrobial coverage and relatively safe profile in terms of adverse reactions. Gastrointestinal and cutaneous reactions are among the commonly reported. Our goal is to describe a cas...

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Autores principales: Armas Villalba, Aristides, Haq, Marya, Zhang, Cunxian, Thakkar, Jinen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2019
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6855031/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31781425
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5718716
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Sumario:Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid is one of the widely prescribed antibiotics in the outpatient setting giving excellent antimicrobial coverage and relatively safe profile in terms of adverse reactions. Gastrointestinal and cutaneous reactions are among the commonly reported. Our goal is to describe a case of agranulocytosis induced by amoxicillin/clavulanic acid in a previously healthy patient and review prior reports with similar presentation.

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