title: Fatal quinine-induced thrombocytopenia from pulmonary haemorrhage.
abstract: Severe drug-induced thrombocytopenia is a well known but rare complication of quinine. This paper presents a discussion on quinine-induced thrombocytopenia based on a patient who developed fatal thrombocytopenia and pulmonary haemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Samaranayake
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yap
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000009:adverse effects; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011803:Quinine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D011803:Quinine
keywords: pulmonary haemorrhage; quinine; thrombocytopenia