Quinine/Quinidine-Induced Thrombocytopenia: A Great Imitator

Quinine/Quinidine-Induced Thrombocytopenia: A Great Imitator Many drugs can induce antibodies that are capable of causing severe thrombocytopenia.1,2 Quinine is the oldest recognized cause of this con-dition,whichwasfirstdescribedinthe late 19th century.3 Although qui-nine has been supplanted by other drugs as a treatment for malaria, it ................
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