Levodopa-induced Thrombocytopenia.
- Author:
Joo Young OH
1
;
Jun Young LEE
;
Young Hoon LEE
;
Ye Sung KIM
;
Eun Hee SOHN
;
Ae Young LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. aelee@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Levo-dopa;
Thrombocytopenia. Parkinson's disease
- MeSH:
Humans;
Levodopa;
Thrombocytopenia
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2008;26(3):247-249
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Drug-induced thrombocytopenia can be caused by various medications and should be suspected in any patients with newly developed thrombocytopenia. We report a patient with severe thrombocytopenia induced by L-dopa. This is the first case report on L-dopa-induced thrombocytopenia in Korea.
