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Drug Induced Thrombocytopenia

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1993236/

"The frequency of DIT in acutely ill patients has been reported to be approximately 19–25% [7;8]. Generally, platelet count falls rapidly within 2–3 days of taking a drug which has been taken previously, or 7 or more days after starting a new drug. When the drug is stopped, the platelet count rises rapidly within 1–10 days of withdrawal.

Thus, the primary treatment for drug-induced thrombocytopenia is to discontinue the suspected causative agent. Patients experiencing life-threatening bleeding may benefit from intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy, plasmapheresis, or platelet transfusions [9;10]. Corticosteroids seem inefficient in the treatment of DIT [11]."

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