Catalog
Drug-induced cytopenia
Link to WHO Definition
Drug-induced cytopenia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/102709764
Drug-induced cytopenia is a relatively common immune-mediated cytopenia and the target cells include erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets and hematopoietic precursor cells in the marrow. The most frequent condition is the drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia and the most frequent implicated drugs are penicillin and structurally related drugs, quinine, quinidine, sulfonamide antibiotics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and anticonvulsants.