Chlorpropamide-induced thrombocytopenia.
Thrombocytopenia is a rare complication of chlorpropamide therapy. An immunological mechanism is generally held responsible, but has never previously been proved. In the present case the existence of such a mechanism has been established.
D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000276:immunology; D002747:Chlorpropamide / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology; D003298:Coombs Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000276:immunology
D000906:Antibodies; D002747:Chlorpropamide