Acute Profound Thrombocytopenia Induced by Eptifibatide Causing Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage.

Gregory ByrdSabina CustovicDavid ByrdDeanna Ingrassia MianoJasdeep BathlaAntonious Attallah

Published in: Case reports in critical care (2021)

This is one of several cases reported on eptifibatide causing acute profound thrombocytopenia and subsequent alveolar hemorrhage. This case supports the theory in which antibodies contribute to eptifibatide-induced thrombocytopenia.

Keyphrases

liver failure
drug induced
respiratory failure
intellectual disability
aortic dissection
hepatitis b virus
low grade
oxidative stress