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- Title
Drug-Induced Thrombocytopenia following a Transvaginal Oocyte Retrieval for In Vitro Fertilization.
- Authors
Comstock, Ioanna A.; Longmire, Michelle; Aster, Richard H.; Milki, Amin A.
- Abstract
Drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia has been associated with hundreds of medications and can lead to devastating consequences for the patient. We present a case of a healthy 33-year-old female undergoing in vitro fertilization who developed a severe drug-induced thrombocytopenia, petechiae, and a large hemoperitoneum after receiving Cefazolin antibiotic prophylaxis for a transvaginal oocyte retrieval. The patient was admitted to the intensive care unit for resuscitation with blood products. The presence of drug-dependent platelet antibodies to Cefazolin was confirmed serologically.
- Subjects
THROMBOCYTOPENIA treatment; DRUG side effects; OVUM physiology; HUMAN in vitro fertilization; ANTIBIOTIC prophylaxis
- Publication
Case Reports in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2015, Vol 2015, p1
- ISSN
2090-6684
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2015/890610