Serotonin Surge: Intravenous Escitalopram as a Rare Cause of Drug-Induced Aplastic Anaemia

Hussain, Murtaza and Boyer, Katherine and Ponnapalli, Anoosha and Awuah, Dominic and Khaneki, Sina and Deliwala, Smit and Bachuwa, Gassan (2022) Serotonin Surge: Intravenous Escitalopram as a Rare Cause of Drug-Induced Aplastic Anaemia. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 9 (3). pp. 1-4. ISSN 2284-2594

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Abstract

Escitalopram is a commonly prescribed medication that has infrequently been implicated in drug-induced thrombocytopenia (DITP) but has never been associated with aplastic anaemia in the literature. We present an extremely rare case of hypoproliferative pancytopenia due to self-administered intravenous (IV) injection of escitalopram. The crux of this case is the unusual trilineage cytopenia. Our patient was managed with steroids and supportive care with subsequent clinical and blood count recovery. This case sheds light on this uncommon but important association.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Intravenous escitalopram, drug-induced aplastic anaemia, hypoproliferative pancytopenia
Subjects: 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici)
Depositing User: Marina Spanti
Date Deposited: 14 Apr 2022 13:38
Last Modified: 14 Apr 2022 13:38
URI: http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/21829

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