title: Thrombocytopenia caused by albendazole in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome: A case report.
abstract: Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease characterised by a chronic inflammatory response mainly localised to the lachrymal and salivary glands. Haematological abnormalities are common, although they rarely have clinical significance. Here, we report a patient with SS and thrombocytopenia caused by albendazole. Haematological abnormalities such as thrombocytopenia are seen in approximately 5-15% of SS patients; however, this disease is usually asymptomatic and can often be recovered to normal levels with corticosteroids. If it is not, we should keep in mind other reasons for the thrombocytopenia, such as drug use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Pınar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Açıkgöz
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Adıyaman University Faculty of Medicine, Adıyaman, Turkey.
authors.forename: İbrahim Halil
authors.initials: İH
authors.lastname: Türkbeyler
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pehlivan
keywords: Sjögren’s syndrome; Thrombocytopenia; albendazole