Abstract

RAMIREZ-QUINTERO, Juan David; MOLINA-VALENCIA, Juliana; RESTREPO-OCHOA, Alejandra  and  ARANGO-BARRIENTOS, Marcos. Rifampicin-induced thrombocytopenia. Iatreia [online]. 2018, vol.31, n.1, pp.103-107. ISSN 0121-0793.  https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iatreia.v31n1a11.

Rifampicin-induced thrombocytopenia is a rare but potentially fatal immune phenomenon. We report the case of an immunocompromised patient with disseminated tuberculosis who developed rifampicin-induced thrombocytopenia 12 hours after starting anti-tuberculous therapy without previous drug sensitization. The cause-effect relationship was confirmed when thrombocytopenia resolved with rifampicin suspension but later reappeared upon drug re-exposure.

Keywords : Thrombocytopenia; Tuberculosis; Rifampin.

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