Rifampicin-induced acute thrombocytopenia

Rifampicin is an essential component of the treatment regimen for tuberculosis. Extensive clinical experience has shown that the drug is well tolerated, but on rare occasions it can cause life threatening adverse reactions like acute renal failure and thrombocytopenia. At the Tuberculosis Research C...

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Main Authors: Banu Rekha V, Adhilakshmi A, Jawahar M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2005-01-01
Series:Lung India
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Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2005;volume=22;issue=4;spage=122;epage=124;aulast=Banu