Life-Threatening Intrapulmonary Hemorrhage due to Vancomycin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: A Case Report
Thrombocytopenia is a rare and sometimes life-threatening complication of Vancomycin. A 52-year-old male patient with acute kidney injury was treated with Vancomycin for ventilator-associated pneumonia. Three days later, his platelets decreased from 172×109/L to 3×109/L over a 36-hour period. The pa...
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Main Authors: | Haneen Abdalhadi, Yazan Fahmawi, Abhijin Das, Brian Fouty |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Critical Care |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8890335 |
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