| Toxic epidermal necrolysis and agranulocytosis: rare adverse effects of ciprofloxacin. | |
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PMID: 19901485 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Ciprofloxacin is one of the most commonly used antibacterial agents with relatively few side effects. Serious adverse reactions reported with ciprofloxacin are rare with an incidence of 0.6%. Recently we came across two rare adverse effects of ciprofloxacin, viz. toxic epidermal necrolysis and agranulocytosis. To our knowledge, a total of seven cases have been reported in the literature documenting an association between oral ciprofloxacin administration and toxic epidermal necrolysis. One case of granulocytopenia, four of pancytopenia and fifteen of leucopenia worldwide have been reported. With the use of ciprofloxacin becoming more and more widespread, these two rare but fatal complications of ciprofloxacin should be borne in mind. |
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Gatha M Upadya; K Ruxana |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
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Title: Indian journal of medical sciences Volume: 63 ISSN: 1998-3654 ISO Abbreviation: Indian J Med Sci Publication Date: 2009 Oct |
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Created Date: 2009-11-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0373023 Medline TA: Indian J Med Sci Country: India |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 461-3 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Skin and STD, K. M. C. Hospital, Attavar, Mangalore, India. gathaupadya@hotmail.com |
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