Ofloxacin induced leucopenia in complicated falciparum malaria: a case report
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Ofloxacin induced leucopenia in complicated falciparum malaria: a case report
INTRODUCTION To report a case of ofloxacin-associated leucopoenia, which occurred in a patient of falciparum malaria shortly after administration and resolved following discontinuation of the drug. CASE PRESENTATION A 44 year old female was admitted in circulatory shock with a diagnosis of falciparum malaria, suffering from fever, diarrhoea and vomiting. After successful resuscitation she was...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cases Journal
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1757-1626
DOI: 10.4076/1757-1626-2-7097