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The effect on white blood cells (or neutrophils) is called agranulocytosis. The drastically reduced number of white blood cells in your body may mean you are less able to fight off infection....
This is because a sore throat may be the first warning of a serious side-effect to carbimazole (agranulocytosis - which is a low level of white blood cells). This serious side-effect needs ur...
Blood disorders: aplastic anaemia, agranulocytosis, leukaemias. Allergic conditions: allergic reactions, transfusion reactions, Henoch-Schönlein purpura, Other conditions causing p...
Patients on corticosteroids and immunosuppressants are at risk of serious side-effects - eg, peptic ulcer disease, agranulocytosis and diabetes.
Drug treatment Dapsone is first choice in cases refractory to dietary management alone and reduces the itch within a day or two. [ 6 ] Dapsone does not have any effect on intestinal disease...
Clozapine is associated with agranulocytosis and should not be given to breast-feeding women. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) may also be considered in some cases. [ 8 ] Education and su...
Causes of reactive bone marrow dysplasia - eg, HIV infection , alcohol dependency , recent cytotoxic therapy and severe intercurrent illness. Agranulocytosis. Aplastic anaemia . ...
Check that the patient is not taking a drug that may cause agranulocytosis . Diagnostic criteria Culture of Group A beta-haemolytic streptococcus (GABS) is inefficient as a diagnosti...
Clozapine : this should not be routinely used in pregnancy because of the theoretical risk of agranulocytosis in the fetus, and the woman should be switched to another drug. Olanzapine : ...
Clozapine, initiated under the psychiatrist, is used in one third of patients who are resistant to more conventional forms of treatment (risk of agranulocytosis). Treatment should continue...