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Ceftriaxone-Induced Thrombocytopenia in a Patient with Bacterial Meningoencephalitis

Anjaly A. Kumar1, Vani Vijay1, M. Arya1, P. K. Vasant1★, Subhash Chandra1, Abhishek C. Menon1★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Departments of Pharmacy Practice and1Internal Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India.

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P. K. Vasant

Department of Internal Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Ponekkara P. O., Kochi, Kerala, India.

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Received: 13-08-2021; Revised: 04-09-2021; Accepted: 20-10-2021.

Volume 12, Issue 4 · pp. 175–176 · PUBLISHED 9 February 2022 · DOI: 10.4103/jpp.jpp_106_21

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Drug-induced thrombocytopenia is a rare and life-threatening condition. It is mainly caused by the initiation of drug-dependent platelet reactive antibodies that leads to the accelerated platelet destruction. Ceftriaxone is a third-generation cephalosporin, which has rarely reported cases of drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia. Here, we report a case of ceftriaxone-induced thrombocytopenia after the initiation of antibiotic therapy for bacterial meningoencephalitis based on the laboratory findings with the initiation and discontinuation of ceftriaxone.

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    Kumar, A. A., Vijay, V., Arya, M., Vasant, P. K., Chandra, S., & Menon, A. C. (2022). Ceftriaxone-Induced Thrombocytopenia in a Patient with Bacterial Meningoencephalitis. Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, 12(4), 175–176. https://doi.org/10.4103/jpp.jpp_106_21