title: Ibuprofen-induced thrombocytopenia.
abstract: Ibuprofen is a non-steroidal analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug widely used in current medical practice. After a thorough search of the literature I found no well-documented case of severe thrombocytopenia following its therapeutic use. Described below is a case of life-threatening thrombocytopenia induced by ibuprofen.
authors.affiliation: Al-Jahra Hospital, Kuwait.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jain
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007052:Ibuprofen / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D007052:Ibuprofen