title: Moxifloxacin related thrombocytopeniae: A case report.
abstract: Drug-induced thrombocytopenia can be caused by various medications, most frequently, antibiotics. There have been reports of thrombocytopenia cases due to the usage of quinolone antibiotics, although moxifloxacin-related thrombocytopenia has been reported very rarely. The case is here presented of a 60-year old male with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who presented with complaints of progressively worsening dyspnea. After hospitalization, progressive thrombocytopenia was detected which had started on the 3rd day of moxifloxacin treatment. Other causes of thrombocytopenia were excluded and the thrombocyte count returned to normal after discontinuation of moxifloxacin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Karabuk University, Karabuk, Turkey. mcortuk@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Çörtük
authors.forename: Ali Ramazan
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Benli
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Köroğlu
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yazıcı
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Acat
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Casim
authors.forename: Erdoğan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Çetinkaya
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D024841:Fluoroquinolones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000077266:Moxifloxacin; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000188:drug therapy; D011804:Quinolines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D011804:Quinolines; D000077266:Moxifloxacin