RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Documented vancomycin-induced severe immune-mediated thrombocytopaenia
JF BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP bcr-2018-224682
DO 10.1136/bcr-2018-224682
VO 2018
A1 Wendy Gerstein
A1 Elizabeth Colombo
A1 Farzana Harji
YR 2018
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2018/bcr-2018-224682.abstract
AB A 69-year-old man developed Propionibacterium acnes left knee hardware infection after suffering from an infected ingrown toenail. The hardware was removed and he was treated with intravenous vancomycin. Ten days after initiation of vancomycin, he developed severe thrombocytopaenia, epistaxis and petechiae. Vancomycin was discontinued, and platelets rapidly recovered. Serum vancomycin IgG were positive. Patient completed a 6-week course of ceftriaxone with no further complications.