Ngo S, Benhamou Y, Armengol G, Sauvêtre G, Cailleux-Talbot N, Massy N, Buchonnet G, Lévesque H. [Agranulocytosis related to fluindione: A case report].
Rev Med Interne 2015;
37:58-61. [PMID:
26096756 DOI:
10.1016/j.revmed.2015.05.013]
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION
While in most countries warfarin is the preferred anti-vitamin K, fluindione, a molecule with a prolonged half-life remains largely prescribed in France. Some of its side effects, including immuno-allergic complications, remain poorly understood.
CASE REPORT
A 77-year-old woman presented with a febrile severe neutropenia of immunoallergic mechanism with a favourable outcome associated with fluindione, introduced 25 days earlier for the treatment of atrial fibrillation.
CONCLUSION
This rare side effect is a reminder of the importance of biological monitoring in the first weeks following the introduction of fluindione and key diagnostic elements and therapeutic aspects of iatrogenic agranulocytosis.
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