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Severe drug-induced thrombocytopenia is a well known but rare complication of quinine. This paper presents a discussion on quinine-induced thrombocytopenia based on a patient who developed fatal thrombocytopenia and pulmonary haemorrhage.
Abortion during mid-pregnancy was performed in 200 patients by extra-amniotic insertion of Nelaton catheters and instillation of 0.1% rivanol solution. To shorten the abortion time, quinine hydrochloride was given orally in one group (n=100), and intravenous infusion of prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2
The preoperative use of certain complementary and alternative medicines may predispose surgical patients to an acquired coagulation disorder resulting in excessive bleeding. Many herbs and dietary supplements inhibit platelet adhesion and aggregation or contain coumarins. We report the case of a
Quinine is universally used for the very common symptom of night leg cramps. Patients may not mention it among their medicines, since it is so commonly used and they regulate it themselves. A 68-year-old man suddenly developed extensive bleeding due to severe thrombocytopenia. The diagnosis was
A 57-year-old man presented on multiple occasions to various hospitals with thrombocytopenia and complaints of easy bleeding. Despite his repeated denials of quinine use, laboratory investigations confirmed a diagnosis of quinine-induced thrombocytopenia. He appeared to have factitious disorder and
BACKGROUND
There are several case reports of quinine-induced thrombocytopenia but no clinical trials to ascertain its incidence and significance in severe malaria.
OBJECTIVE
The primary objective was to assess the effect of quinine on the platelet count in children with severe malaria and to compare
A 67 year old man presented to his local dentist for restorative treatment. He stated he was fit and well and denied taking any medications. When he was given an inferior alveolar nerve block, excessive bleeding was noted at the injection site and the dentist advised the patient see an oral and
It is rare for a dentist to be confronted with a situation where the immediate well-being of a patient is dependent upon his or her diagnosis. Spontaneous gingival bleeding, as in this case report, may present such a situation. The patient had no remarkable medical history, was not taking medication
Concerned by mortality due to recurrent bleeding and associated risk factors in cirrhotic patients, we attempted to compare the efficiency of perivascular sclerotherapy using quinine urea with that of intravascular polidocanol and to determine the predictive factors of clinical outcome. Of 74
Dengue infection is rapidly spreading in most of the countries of south Asia. It is of utmost importance to explore the plants with "anti-thrombocytopenic activity" the dreadful response of dengue fever. The present study was conducted to investigate the potential of aqueous extract of Nigella