title: [Can clopidogrel be responsible for neutropenia?].
abstract: We describe a case of neutropenia in an 80-year-old female patient. After a coronary intervention procedure with stent implantation, therapy with clopidogrel was started. Thirty-eight days after the beginning of this therapy, a serious lowering of neutrophil levels was found. Common causes of neutropenia were excluded and, after clopidogrel withdrawal, neutrophil levels normalized within a few days.
authors.affiliation: U.O. di Cardiologia, A.O. S. Maria degliAngeli, Pordenone. fauzia.v@tiscalinet.it
authors.forename: Fauzia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vendrametto
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pitscheider
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oberhollenzer
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moretti
authors.forename: Gian Luigi
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Nicolosi
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D013988:Ticlopidine