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1. Two patients with acute thrombocytopenia following gold administration and five-year follow-up

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Levin, M.-D. (Mark-David), Veer, M.B. (Mars) van 't, Veld, J.C. de, Markusse, H.M., Levin, M.-D. (Mark-David), Veer, M.B. (Mars) van 't, Veld, J.C. de, and Markusse, H.M.

Abstract

Thrombocytopenia is a well-known side effect following intramuscular gold therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Thrombocytopenia may occur at any time and it can be irreversible and sometimes fatal despite cytotoxic or immunosuppressive therapy. We describe two patients who presented with haemorrhagic diathesis on the day after the administration of aurothioglucose. The thrombocytopenia in these patients was caused by aurothioglucose-induced antibody-mediated platelet destruction. Both patients made an uneventful recovery and the platelet count returned to normal within several

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2003

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