Drug-induced thrombocytopenia: Clinical data on 309 cases and the effect of corticosteroid therapy

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 183-189

  Pedersen Bjergaard, U ^a,b   Andersen, M ^c   Hansen, P B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Sundhedsstyrelsen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Corticostcroids; Idiosyncrasy; blood dyscrasias; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ANTAZOLINE; AUROTHIOMALATE; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLOROQUINE; CIMETIDINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; DOXEPIN; ERGOTAMINE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; PENICILLAMINE; QUINIDINE; QUININE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DYSCRASIA; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; HUMAN; LEUKOPENIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEGAKARYOCYTE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031011065     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002280050272     Document Type: Article

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