Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 7, 2026

Assessment of Antibody-based Drugs Effects on Murine Bone Marrow and Peritoneal Macrophage Activation
Published on: December 26, 2017
[Thrombocytopenia as a complication of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug treatment]
1Oddział Chorób Wewnetrznych, Szpitala SP ZOZ w Rabce-Zdroju. marialuba@poczta.onet.pl
Abstract:
Thrombocytopenia can be a severe complication of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug treatment. We report a case of a 58 year old patient who developed severe thrombocytopenia during treatment with ketoprofen. Within several days the platelet count decreased to undetectable values in routine blood count. In parallel, symptoms of severe hemorrhagic diathesis occurred. Immunoenzymatic tests and result of bone marrow trepanobiopsy ruled out underlying cancer and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (antiplatelet antibodies were not detected). After discontinuation of ketoprofen and treatment with corticosteroids, the patient's platelet count returned to normal and remained stable at 6 months of follow-up.
Related Concept Videos
Drugs for Treatment of Crohn's Disease in IBD Using Biologic Agents: Anti-TNF
Drugs for Treatment of Crohn's Disease in IBD Using Immunomodulatory Agents
Hypersensitivity Reactions: Cytolytic Reactions
Antiplatelet Drugs: Prostaglandin Synthesis, P2Y12 and Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors
Prostaglandin synthesis inhibitors, exemplified by the widely known aspirin, wield their power by irreversibly acetylating...
Venous Thrombosis III: Interprofessional Care
Inflammatory Bowel Disease IV: Pharmacological Management
Pharmacologic...
