ACYCLOVIR-INDUCED NEUTROPENIA IN AN INFANT WITH HERPES-SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS - CASE-REPORT

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作者
FEDER, HM
GOYAL, RK
KRAUSE, PJ
机构
[1] UNIV CONNECTICUT,CTR HLTH,DEPT PEDIAT,FARMINGTON,CT 06030
[2] HARTFORD HOSP,DEPT PEDIAT,HARTFORD,CT 06115
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10.1093/clinids/20.6.1557
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
A newborn infant whose condition was diagnosed as herpes simplex encephalitis and who had subsequent recurrences of skin disease had repeated episodes of neutropenia while receiving therapy with intravenous (30 mg/[kg . d]) or oral (30 mg/[kg . d]) acyclovir. The neutropenia did not recur when the dosage of oral acyclovir was reduced to 10 mg/(kg . d). This case represents the first well-documented report of acyclovir-induced neutropenia.
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