Cefuroxime-induced thrombocytopenia?
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We present the case of a 77-year-old man who became thrombocytopenic whilst treated parenterally with cefuroxime in the absence of proven infection and recovered when the cefuroxime was discontinued.
Medical subject headings
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Cefuroxime
- Cephalosporins
- Thrombocytopenia