Trombocitopenia Inducida por Rifampicina

ABSTRACT: Rifampicin-induced thrombocytopenia is a rare but potentially fatal immune phenomenon. We report the case of an immunocompromised patient with disseminated tuberculosis who developed rifampicin-induced thrombocytopenia 12 hours after starting anti-tuberculous therapy without previous drug...

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Autores: Ramírez Quintero, Juan David, Molina Valencia, Juliana, Restrepo Ochoa, Alejandra, Arango Barrientos, Marcos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Colombia
Institución:Universidad de Antioquia
Repositorio:Repositorio UdeA
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/12872
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10495/12872
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Trombocitopenia
Trombopenia
Tuberculosis
Rifampicina
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Sumario:ABSTRACT: Rifampicin-induced thrombocytopenia is a rare but potentially fatal immune phenomenon. We report the case of an immunocompromised patient with disseminated tuberculosis who developed rifampicin-induced thrombocytopenia 12 hours after starting anti-tuberculous therapy without previous drug sensitization. The cause-effect relationship was confirmed when thrombocytopenia resolved with rifampicin suspension but later reappeared upon drug re-exposure.