title: [Occurrence and clinical course of drug-induced agranulocytosis].
abstract: A report of 27 drug induced agranulocytosis is presented in a period of 13 years. The rate of the disease was 0.12% of the total number of patients. Cases due to cytostatical and radiation treatment were not included. According to bone-marrow cellularity patients were divided into hypo- and hyper-cellular groups. The clinical findings were similar in both groups and the majority of patients recovered. Two patients died, both in the hypocellular group: the first due to mycotic pulmonary infection, the other after massive pulmonary embolism but after complete haematological recovery. Bone-marrow plasmocytosis was slightly expressed in the hypocellular group. The normal leukocyte number appeared after treatment within 3-25 days. Recurrent agranulocytosis was observed in four patients and permanent leukopenia developed in five. The leukocyte-agglutination test was positive in 10 cases only, but the leukocyte migration test was positive in all investigated cases except two. Five patients had a previous history with idiosyncrasy. Treatment was started with antibiotics, corticosteroids and with antimycotic drugs. Sterile island and granulocyte-transfusion was applied in seriously ill patients with septicemic complications only.
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authors.lastname: Bán
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authors.lastname: Ambrusics
authors.forename: G
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authors.lastname: Pintér
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000380:Agranulocytosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis
vernacular_title: Vorkommen und klinischer Verlauf von medikamentösen Agranulozyten.