Dipyrone-induced granulocytopenia: A case for awareness

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 440-442

  Garcia, Santiago ^a   Canionero, Mariana ^a   Lopes, Gilberto ^a,b  

^a JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Agranulocytosis; Antiinflammatory; Antipyretic; Dipyrone; Granulocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC ANALGESIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; DIPYRONE; FLUCONAZOLE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; PENTALGIN; PENTAZOCINE;

ADULT; AFRICA; AGRANULOCYTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASIA; AWARENESS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL AMERICA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG MARKETING; EUROPE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GRANULOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUTROPENIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DIPYRONE; FEMALE; FEVER; GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HUMANS; NEUTROPENIA;

EID: 33644693840     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.26.3.440     Document Type: Article

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