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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-12-21
pubmed:abstractText
A case of aplastic anemia quickly followed therapy with intravenous chloramphenicol and cimetidine and rapidly resulted in death. This is the second such case reported and the 10th case of fatal aplastic anemia complicating therapy with parenteral chloramphenicol. The patient died 19 days (and the previously reported patient 18 days) after the initiation of intravenous therapy with chloramphenicol and cimetidine; the interval from the start of treatment to death was 414 +/- 683 days (mean +/- SD) in the total of nine evaluatable cases of aplastic anemia following parenteral administration of chloramphenicol. Chloramphenicol and cimetidine, each a rare cause of aplastic anemia, should be used--separately or together--with caution. The case described herein is consistent with reports of liver disease, uremia, or bone marrow dysfunction influencing the toxicities of these drugs. The potential for aplastic anemia must be considered whenever chloramphenicol is used, regardless of the route of administration.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0162-0886
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1048-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Aplastic anemia associated with parenteral chloramphenicol: review of 10 cases, including the second case of possible increased risk with cimetidine.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport 71130.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports