Gabapentin-induced Neutropenia: A case report.
- Author:
Peter KW LEE
1
;
June Yong JUNG
;
Sung Min PARK
;
Eun Jin KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University College of Medicine, Korea. puffy2@samsung.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gabapentin;
Neutropenia;
Neuropathic pain
- MeSH:
Aged;
Dizziness;
Fever;
Humans;
Infarction;
Nausea;
Neuralgia;
Neutropenia*;
Neutrophils;
Paresthesia;
Sleep Stages
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2003;27(4):622-625
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Gabapentin, a novel anti-convulsant, is recently used to manage symptomatic treatment of neuropathic pain. Gabapentin is known to have few side effect profiles such as drowsiness, dizziness, somnolence, and nausea. We experienced a case of neutropenia associated with gabapentin. A 74-year-old man was hospitalized because of left side weakness caused by acute thalamocortical infarction. He complained of tingling sen- sation, aching pain, and dysesthesia on his left side. We prescribed gabapentin to manage his symptoms. Fever developed at 22 days of gabapentin therapy and peripheral blood examination revealed neutropenia. At 2 days after stopping gabapentin, neutrophil counts started to revert.
