Ciprofloxacin-Induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Case of Successful Treatment and Review of the Literature

A 49-year-old African American woman was admitted to our hospital with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, lethargy, and confusion. She was receiving ciprofloxacin for a urinary-tract infection prior to admission. Laboratory examination revealed anemia, thrombocytopenia, elevated lactate dehydrogenase...

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Main Authors: Hafiz Rizwan Talib Hashmi, Gilda Diaz-Fuentes, Preeti Jadhav, Misbahuddin Khaja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Critical Care
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/143832
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