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Diclofenac induced immune thrombocytopenia |
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| Authors: | M Epstein L Vickars H Stein |
| Affiliation: | Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada. |
| Abstract: | We describe a patient with scleroderma who developed immune thrombocytopenia secondary to diclofenac on 2 occasions. Platelet count returned to normal with cessation of diclofenac and institution of prednisone. |
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