Two cases of agranulocytosis associated with cocaine use: Is this phenomenon becoming more prevalent?

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 458-459

  Tadmor, Tamar ^a   Vadasz, Zehava ^a   Polliack, Aaron ^b   Attias, Dina ^a  

^a BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR;

ADULT; AGRANULOCYTOSIS; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; AGRANULOCYTOSIS; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77951066739     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2010.01423.x     Document Type: Letter

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