Antibiotic-induced severe neutropenia with multidrug-dependent antineutrophil antibodies developed in a child with Streptococcus pneumoniae infection.
Drug-induced neutropenia (DIN), particularly that in which antibiotic-dependent antineutrophil antibodies have been detected, is a rare disorder. We report the case of a child with pneumococcal pneumonia, who experienced severe neutropenia during various antibiotic treatments. We detected 4 kinds (cefotaxim, augmentin, vancomycin, and tobramycin) of antibiotic-dependent antineutrophil antibodies by using the mixed passive hemagglutination assay (MPHA) technique with this child.
Lee
Young-Ho
YH
Department of Pediatrics, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. cord@hanyang.ac.kr
Lee
Ha-Baik
HB
Kim
Jung-Yun
JY
Lim
Yeon-Jung
YJ
Shin
Su-A
SA
Han
Tae-Hee
TH
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic; D001323:Autoantibodies