Octreotide-induced thrombocytopenia: a case report
2011
Case Report on Octreotide-Induced Thrombocytopenia
Sample size: 1
publication
Evidence: low
Author Information
Author(s): Rashidi Armin, Rizvi Nahid
Primary Institution: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Hypothesis
Is octreotide therapy associated with thrombocytopenia in patients with esophageal variceal bleeding?
Conclusion
Octreotide can cause reversible thrombocytopenia, which may complicate esophageal variceal bleeding.
Supporting Evidence
- Thrombocytopenia is a rare complication of octreotide therapy.
- The patient's platelet count dropped significantly after starting octreotide.
- Recovery of platelet count occurred quickly after discontinuation of octreotide.
- Only two previous cases of octreotide-induced thrombocytopenia have been reported.
Takeaway
Sometimes, a medicine called octreotide can make your blood platelets very low, which can be dangerous, but they can get better if the medicine is stopped.
Methodology
Case report of a 54-year-old man with octreotide-induced thrombocytopenia.
Limitations
Only one case is reported, limiting generalizability.
Participant Demographics
54-year-old Caucasian man with alcohol-induced cirrhosis.
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