Vancomycin-induced thrombocytopenia: a rare adverse effect in a patient -submitted to bone graft in the jaw.
Spec Care Dentist
; 37(1): 38-42, 2017 Jan.
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INTRODUCTION: Thrombocytopenia is the reduction in the number of blood -platelets, which may be caused by -several different conditions such as sepsis, disseminated intravascular -clotting, and large blood losses. Additionally, in rare situations, thrombocytopenia may also be induced by the use of medicaments. One of these drugs is the vancomycin, a glycopeptide presently used against -serious infections involving Gram-positive bacteria such as the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and penicillin-resistant Streptococcus. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to report on a case of serious vancomycin-induced thrombocytopenia in a patient infected with methicillin-resistant S. aureus after mandibular reconstruction with autogenous bone graft, and to draw attention to the importance of this clinically rare adverse effect. CONCLUSION: Vancomycin-induced thrombocytopenia is a rare condition, which is also a significant disorder that demands attention and the rapid identification and replacement of the antimicrobial agent.
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Infecções Estafilocócicas
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Infecção da Ferida Cirúrgica
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Trombocitopenia
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Vancomicina
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Transplante Ósseo
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Reconstrução Mandibular
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Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
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En
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article