title: Bone marrow suppression: a side effect of ciprofloxacin therapy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.forename: Neel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tarneja
authors.forename: Abhijit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gundale
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roa
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Levey
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin