Antineoplastic chemotherapy induced pancytopenia is due to bone marrow suppression caused by the administration of cancer drugs.
drug or drugs used cause bone marrow suppression. Rarely, drugs (antibiotics, blood pressure medication, heart medication) can cause pancytopenia. For
Antiepileptic drugs such as phenytoin have been known to cause blood dyscrasia, including pancytopenia. Pancytopenia secondary to levetiracetam administration is infrequent but possible. The present case demonstrates development of pancytopenia associated with levetiracetam in an infant.
Several different conditions can cause pancytopenia, including bone marrow diseases, some cancers, and some infections; chemotherapy treatment can also cause pancytopenia. The treatment options for pancytopenia depend on the specific causes and usually focus on increasing the levels of cells to improve symptoms while treating the underlying cause.
Adverse reactions to drugs may result in neutropenia or even pancytopenia (a Leukemia should be considered a potential cause when there is an
DRUGS CAUSING APLASTIC ANEMIA Anti cancer drugs :Alkylating agents SUBLEUKAEMIC LEUKEMIA MORE COMMON CAUSE OF PANCYTOPENIA THEN
Pancytopenia is a relatively common phenomenon encountered in clinical practice. The evaluation of a patient with pancytopenia requires a comprehensive approach and identifying the underlying cause can be challenging given the wide range of etiologies including drugs, autoimmune conditions, malignan
Pancytopenia can be caused by medications or drug interactions that suppress the bone marrow. This case report highlights a drug interaction between
Certain medications ; In about half of all cases of pancytopenia, the cause is unknown. Other pancytopenia-causing infections may have disease-specific prevention steps. For instance, with HIV
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