TITLE:
Severe Isolated Thrombocytopenia Associated with the Use of Clopidogrel
AUTHORS:
Yingying Zhang, Hongyan Zhou, Wei Han
KEYWORDS:
Clopidogrel, Antiplatelet, Thrombocytope
JOURNAL NAME:
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
Vol.3 No.4,
April
16,
2014
ABSTRACT: Clopidogrel
is used as a frontline antiplatelet drug in patients with coronary artery
disease, peripheral vascular disease and cerebrovascular disease. Though it is
frequently reported that clopidogrel is associated with thrombotic
thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), severe isolated thrombocytopenia induced by
this drug is rare. Here we report a case with isolated thrombocytopenia due to
clopidogrel therapy. As this agent is widely used in clinical practice, the
occurrence of this rare but dangerous adverse effect should be considered.