A case of oxaliplatin-induced immune-mediated thrombocytopenia
Blood Research
;
: 61-64, 2014.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-228926
ABSTRACT
Oxaliplatin is a platinum compound used in patients with gastrointestinal malignancies. It is known to evoke a drug-induced immune-mediated thrombocytopenia, which has not been reported in Korea. We describe a 53-year-old man who developed oxaliplatin-induced immune-mediated thrombocytopenia during chemotherapy for colon cancer. Oxaliplatin-dependent IgG platelet antibodies were detected in his serum on flow cytometry. He was treated with immunoglobulin and corticosteroids without any complications. Physicians should consider oxaliplatin-induced immune-mediated thrombocytopenia, when a sudden, isolated thrombocytopenia develops during chemotherapy with oxaliplatin.
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Assunto principal:
Platina
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Trombocitopenia
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Plaquetas
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Imunoglobulina G
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Imunoglobulinas
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Corticosteroides
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Neoplasias do Colo
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Tratamento Farmacológico
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Citometria de Fluxo
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Coreia (Geográfico)
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Blood Research
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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