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Iatreia
versión impresa ISSN 0121-0793
Resumen
RAMIREZ-QUINTERO, Juan David; MOLINA-VALENCIA, Juliana; RESTREPO-OCHOA, Alejandra y 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.
Palabras clave : Thrombocytopenia; Tuberculosis; Rifampin.