Bone marrow suppression: a side effect of ciprofloxacin therapy.
Ciprofloxacin is a commonly used antibiotic for gastrointestinal and genitourinary tract infections with a considerably good safety profile. However, occasionally it may cause life-threatening complications. Two case reports of bone marrow depression and 1 case of thrombocytopenia due to ciprofloxacin therapy have been reported in literature. We report a case of bone marrow depression due to ciprofloxacin therapy for urinary tract infection in an otherwise healthy woman.
Chaudhry
Muhammad
M
Department of Internal Medicine, Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.
Tarneja
Neel
N
Gundale
Abhijit
A
Roa
Denise
D
Levey
Robert
R
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001853:Bone Marrow; D001855:Bone Marrow Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010198:Pancytopenia / Q000139:chemically induced; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin