Agranulocytosis Induced by Nonchemotherapy Drugs
Authors: Chaker Ben Salem, Raoudha Slim, Houssem Hmouda, Kamel Bouraoui
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2008)

Letters19 February 2008Agranulocytosis Induced by Nonchemotherapy DrugsChaker Ben Salem, MD, Raoudha Slim, MD, Houssem Hmouda, MD, and Kamel Bouraoui, MDChaker Ben Salem, MDFrom Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.Search for more papers by this author, Raoudha Slim, MDFrom Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.Search for more papers by this author, Houssem Hmouda, MDFrom Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.Search for more papers by this author, and Kamel Bouraoui, MDFrom Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-148-4-200802190-00014 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:In the excellent systematic review of agranulocytosis induced by nonchemotherapy drugs, Andersohn and colleagues (1) mention the drugs that can cause agranulocytosis in Table 2 of their article. They classified these drugs as being a definite or probable cause. The authors believe that they analyzed all published reports indexed by MEDLINE from January 1966 to December 2006, limited to articles written in German or English. However, several other German and English publications report well-documented cases of drug-induced agranulocytosis and meet Andersohn and colleagues' criteria but are not included in the list. The Table lists some of these ...References1. Andersohn F, Konzen C, Garbe E. Systematic review: agranulocytosis induced by nonchemotherapy drugs. Ann Intern Med. 2007;146:657-65. [PMID: 17470834] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Andrès E, Maloisel F. [Idiosyncratic drug-induced agranulocytosis]. Rev Med Interne. 2006;27:209-14. [PMID: 16043267] MedlineGoogle Scholar3. Andrès E, Maloisel F, Kaltenbach G, Noel E, Alt M. [Update of the non-chemotherapy drug-induced agranulocytosis] [Letter]. Ann Biol Clin (Paris). 2003;61:121-4. [PMID: 12611374] MedlineGoogle Scholar4. Vial T, Pofilet C, Pham E, Payen C, Evreux JC. [Acute drug-induced agranulocytosis: experience of the Regional Center of Pharmacovigilance of Lyon over 7 years]. Therapie. 1996;51:508-15. [PMID: 9138385] MedlineGoogle Scholar5. Paitel JF, Stockemer V, Dorvaux V, Witz F, Guerci A, Lederlin P. [Acute drug-induced agranulocytosis. Clinical study apropos of 30 patients and evolution of etiologies over 2 decades]. Rev Med Interne. 1995;16:495-9. [PMID: 7569418] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoSystematic Review: Agranulocytosis Induced by Nonchemotherapy Drugs Frank Andersohn , Christine Konzen , and Edeltraut Garbe Agranulocytosis Induced by Nonchemotherapy Drugs Luisa Ibáñez , Xavier Vidal , and Joan-Ramon Laporte Agranulocytosis Induced by Nonchemotherapy Drugs Sherif B. Mossad Agranulocytosis Induced by Nonchemotherapy Drugs Sridhar Mani Agranulocytosis Induced by Nonchemotherapy Drugs Frank Andersohn , Christine Konzen , and Edeltraut Garbe Metrics Cited ByDrug-Induced Idiosyncratic Agranulocytosis - Infrequent but DangerousCurrent awareness: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety 19 February 2008Volume 148, Issue 4Page: 319KeywordsAdverse eventsAdverse reactionsConflicts of interestDrug informationDrugsEpidemiologyInformation technologySystematic reviews ePublished: 19 February 2008 Issue Published: 19 February 2008 CopyrightCopyright © 2008 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...