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NADİR GÖRÜLEN BİR OLGU: RİFAMPİSİNE BAĞLI TROMBOSİTOPENİ

Year 2025, Volume: 35 Issue: 6, 1316 - 1321
https://doi.org/10.54005/geneltip.1673547

Abstract

Amaç: İmmün trombositopeni ITP, ağız içi kanama, peteşi, ekimoz ve burun kanaması gibi semptomlarla seyreden bir hematolojik bozukluktur. Türkiye’de tüberküloz halen yaygın bir hastalık olup, tedavisinde rifampin önemli bir ajan olarak kullanılmaktadır. Nadir de olsa, rifampin kullanımına bağlı ilaç kaynaklı immün trombositopeni vakaları bildirilmiştir. Bu olgu sunumu, rifampin kullanımına bağlı gelişen trombositopeni olasılığına dikkat çekmeyi amaçlamaktadır.
Olgu: Tüberküloz tanısı sonrası rifampin tedavisi alan 76 yaşında erkek hasta, diş eti ve burun kanaması şikayetleriyle başvurmuştur. Hastanın klinik öyküsü, fizik muayenesi ve laboratuvar bulguları değerlendirilmiş; pseudotrombositopeni, miyelodisplastik sendrom ve enfeksiyon gibi diğer trombositopeni nedenleri dışlanmıştır. Hastanın başvurusunda trombosit sayısı 3.000/mm³ olarak saptanmıştır. Rifampin tedavisi kesilmiş ve intravenöz immünglobulin (IVIG) ile kortikosteroid tedavisi başlanmıştır. Bu tedaviler sonucunda, hastanın trombosit seviyelerinde belirgin bir iyileşme gözlenmiştir.
Sonuç: Rifampin kullanımına bağlı immün trombositopeni riski düşük olmasına rağmen, bu durum göz önünde bulundurulmalıdır. Bu olgu, ağız içi kanama, burun kanaması, peteşi ve purpura ile başvuran bir hastada, rifampin kullanımının trombositopeni ile potansiyel ilişkisini vurgulamakta ve klinisyenleri bu olasılık konusunda bilgilendirmeyi hedeflemektedir

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A RARE CASE: RIFAMPIN-INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA

Year 2025, Volume: 35 Issue: 6, 1316 - 1321
https://doi.org/10.54005/geneltip.1673547

Abstract

Aims: Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a hematological disorder characterized by symptoms such as oral bleeding, petechiae, ecchymosis, and nasal bleeding. Tuberculosis remains a prevalent disease in Turkey, and rifampin is an important agent used in its treatment. Although rare, drug- induced ITP cases associated with rifampin use have been reported. This case report aims to draw attention to the possibility of thrombocytopenia developing as a result of rifampin use.
Case: A 76-year-old male patient who had been receiving rifampin treatment following a diagnosis of tuberculosis presented with complaints of gum and nasal bleeding. The patient’s clinical history, physical examination, and laboratory findings were evaluated. Other possible causes of thrombocytopenia, such as pseudothrombocytopenia, myelodysplastic syndrome, and infections, were ruled out. Upon admission, the patient’s platelet count was found to be 3,000/mm³. Rifampin treatment was discontinued, and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and corticosteroid therapy were initiated. As a result of these treatments, a marked improvement in the patient’s platelet levels was observed.
Conclusion: Although the risk of rifampin-induced ITP is low, it should still be taken into consideration. This case highlights the potential association between rifampin use and thrombocytopenia in a patient presenting with oral bleeding, nasal bleeding, petechiae, and purpura, and aims to inform clinicians of this possibility.

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References

  • 1. Hayashi H, Beppu T, Shirabe K, Maehara Y, Baba H. Management of thrombocytopenia due to liver cirrhosis: A review. World J Gastroenterol. 2014;20:2595–605.
  • 2. Koumpis E, Papathanasiou K, Papakonstantinou I, Tassi I, Serpanou A, Kapsali E et al. Rifampicin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: A Case Report and Short Review of the Literature. EMJ. 2021.
  • 3. Verma A, Singh A, Chandra A, Kumar S, Gupta R. Rifampicin-induced thrombocytopenia. Indian J Pharmacol. 2010;42:240–2.
  • 4. Dosi R, Chandelkar A, Jain A, Motiwale S, Joshi P, Jain P. Rifampicin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: A Rare Complication. J Assoc Chest Physicians. 2019;7:38–40.
  • 5. Kaur A, Bhandari RK, Rohilla R, Shafiq N, Prakash G, Mothsara C et al. Anti-tubercular therapy (ATT) induced thrombocytopenia: A systematic review. Indian J Tuberc. 2023;70:489–96.
  • 6. Nagashima A, Kobori T, Hattori M, Imura S, Okochi Y. A Case of Miliary Tuberculosis Complicated by Thyroid Involvement: Managing Rifampicin-Induced Thrombocytopenia With Rifabutin. Cureus. 2024;16(4).
  • 7. Chong BH, Young-Ill Choi P, Khachigian L, Perdomo J. Drug-induced Immune Thrombocytopenia. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2013;27:521–40.
  • 8. Han R, He H-C, Zhang W-N, Pan Z-T, Feng C-Y, Liang M-J et al. Investigation of the correlation between platelet antibodies and peripheral blood cytopenia in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Sci Rep. 2024;14.
  • 9. Neunert C, Terrell DR, Arnold DM, Buchanan G, Cines DB, Cooper N et al. American Society of Hematology 2019 guidelines for immune thrombocytopenia. Blood Adv. 2019;3:3829–66.
  • 10. Choong K, Looke D. Cross-reaction to rifabutin after rifampicin induced flu-like syndrome and thrombocytopenia. Scand J Infect Dis. 2011;43:238.
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Primary Language English
Subjects ​Internal Diseases
Journal Section Case Report
Authors

Oğuzhan Satılmış 0009-0007-8599-8752

Melis Gülsar Çaycı 0009-0003-1101-2496

Atakan Tekinalp 0000-0001-7937-4045

Sinan Demircioğlu 0000-0003-1277-5105

Submission Date April 11, 2025
Acceptance Date June 16, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 35 Issue: 6

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Vancouver Satılmış O, Gülsar Çaycı M, Tekinalp A, Demircioğlu S. A RARE CASE: RIFAMPIN-INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA. Genel Tıp Derg. 2025;35(6):1316-21.

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