Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid-Induced Agranulocytosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid is one of the widely prescribed antibiotics in the outpatient setting giving excellent antimicrobial coverage and relatively safe profile in terms of adverse reactions. Gastrointestinal and cutaneous reactions are among the commonly reported. Our goal is to describe a cas...
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| author | Aristides Armas Villalba Marya Haq Cunxian Zhang Jinen Thakkar |
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| description | Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid is one of the widely prescribed antibiotics in the outpatient setting giving excellent antimicrobial coverage and relatively safe profile in terms of adverse reactions. Gastrointestinal and cutaneous reactions are among the commonly reported. Our goal is to describe a case of agranulocytosis induced by amoxicillin/clavulanic acid in a previously healthy patient and review prior reports with similar presentation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f33ed3d82bb14e1c99fb69043817e3e02025-02-03T05:59:51ZengWileyCase Reports in Hematology2090-65602090-65792019-01-01201910.1155/2019/57187165718716Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid-Induced Agranulocytosis: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureAristides Armas Villalba0Marya Haq1Cunxian Zhang2Jinen Thakkar3Internal Medicine Department, Kent County Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USAInternal Medicine Department, Kent County Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USAAssociate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USAInternal Medicine Department, Kent County Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USAAmoxicillin/clavulanic acid is one of the widely prescribed antibiotics in the outpatient setting giving excellent antimicrobial coverage and relatively safe profile in terms of adverse reactions. Gastrointestinal and cutaneous reactions are among the commonly reported. Our goal is to describe a case of agranulocytosis induced by amoxicillin/clavulanic acid in a previously healthy patient and review prior reports with similar presentation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5718716 |
| spellingShingle | Aristides Armas Villalba Marya Haq Cunxian Zhang Jinen Thakkar Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid-Induced Agranulocytosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Hematology |
| title | Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid-Induced Agranulocytosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid-Induced Agranulocytosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid-Induced Agranulocytosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid-Induced Agranulocytosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid-Induced Agranulocytosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | amoxicillin clavulanic acid induced agranulocytosis a case report and review of the literature |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5718716 |
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