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Possible Case of Ofloxacin Induced Thrombocytopenia and Hypokalemia: A Case Report
Abstract
Although Fluoroquinolones are known to cause thrombocytopenia, Ofloxacin induced thrombocytopenia cases are reported rarely. As per our knowledge no case has been reported in Indian population and this will be the first report. A seventy-five-year-old female patient admitted for fever and abdominal pain and received ofloxacin, following which there was thrombocytopenia and hypokalemia, and normal levels were returned with ofloxacin discontinuation. It is a reporting of a possible case of Ofloxacin induced thrombocytopenia and hypokalemia in Indian population.
Keywords: Ofloxacin, Thrombocytopenia, Hypokalemia
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