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• Published Subscription 14 May 2012

  Possible Case of Ofloxacin Induced Thrombocytopenia and Hypokalemia: A Case Report

  By Girish K., Vikram Reddy K, Harsha R.

  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 …

  Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacology · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2012 Read article →