Retrospective prevalence and incidence of drug-induced agranulocytosis in the city of São Paulo-Brasil
Rev. paul. med
; 111(1): 294-298, Jan.-Feb. 1993.
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in English
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| ID: lil-320841
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RESUMO
Retrospective study carried out in São Paulo, Brazil, from September 1981 through March 1990. During this period the study investigated 19,389 hematological patients, aiming to assess the prevalence and estimate the incidence of drug-induced agranulocytosis. To assess the Hematology Center's catch population, where the study took place, we adopted the incidence of hemophilia A, chronic myeloid leukemia and acute leukemia, described by the international literature as reference for our catch population estimate. Our findings revealed a prevalence of 1 case of agranulocytosis per 3,878 subjects treated at the São Paulo Hematology Center which translates into an incidence of 0.44 to 0.82 cases of agranulocytosis per million inhabitants, per year.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Agranulocytosis
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
/
Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. paul. med
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1993
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Centro de Hematologia de São Paulo/BR