Procainamide-induced agranulocytosis and thrombocytopenia. 1979

I K Rothman, and E L Amorosi

Procainamide therapy has frequently been reported as a cause of agranulocytosis, but severe thrombocytopenia associated with the use of this drug has been noted only once. We report a case of simultaneously occurring agranulocytosis and profound thrombocytopenia in a patient receiving procainamide hydrochloride. Different mechanisms appeared to be responsible for the two cytopenias.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D011342 Procainamide A class Ia antiarrhythmic drug that is structurally-related to PROCAINE. Procaine Amide,Apo-Procainamide,Biocoryl,Novocainamide,Novocamid,Procainamide Hydrochloride,Procamide,Procan,Procan SR,Procanbid,Pronestyl,Rhythmin,Amide, Procaine,Hydrochloride, Procainamide
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000380 Agranulocytosis A decrease in the number of GRANULOCYTES; (BASOPHILS; EOSINOPHILS; and NEUTROPHILS). Granulocytopenia,Agranulocytoses,Granulocytopenias
D001161 Arteriosclerosis Thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of ARTERIES of all sizes. There are many forms classified by the types of lesions and arteries involved, such as ATHEROSCLEROSIS with fatty lesions in the ARTERIAL INTIMA of medium and large muscular arteries. Arterioscleroses
D013921 Thrombocytopenia A subnormal level of BLOOD PLATELETS. Thrombopenia,Thrombocytopenias,Thrombopenias

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