Levodopa-induced Thrombocytopenia

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 26(3); 2008 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2008;26(3): 247-249.

Levodopa에 의해 발생한 혈소판감소증

오주영, 이준영 이영훈 김예성 손은희 이애영

충남대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실

Levodopa-induced Thrombocytopenia

Joo Young Oh

Department of Neurology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea

Abstract

Drug-induced thrombocytopenia can be caused by various medications and should be suspected in any patients with newly developed thrombocytopenia. We report a patient with severe thrombocytopenia induced by L-dopa. This is the first case report on L-dopa-induced thrombocytopenia in Korea.KeyWords:Levo-dopa, Thrombocytopenia. Parkinson’s disease

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