Park A, Shapiro B, Hedayati B, Faziola L. Case of significantly delayed divalproex-induced thrombocytopaenia.
BMJ Case Rep 2019;
12:12/12/e231968. [PMID:
31796434 DOI:
10.1136/bcr-2019-231968]
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Abstract
We describe a 48-year-old male patient on long-term divalproex treatment for bipolar disorder who developed grade II thrombocytopaenia after approximately 18 years of therapy. Abrupt cessation of divalproex led to immediate platelet level reconstitution.
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