THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA AND ANEMIA IN A BREAST-FED INFANT WHOSE MOTHER WAS TREATED WITH VALPROIC ACID

Authors
STAHL MMS NEIDERUD J VINGE E
Citation
Mms. Stahl et al., THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA AND ANEMIA IN A BREAST-FED INFANT WHOSE MOTHER WAS TREATED WITH VALPROIC ACID, The Journal of pediatrics, 130(6), 1997, pp. 1001-1003
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
130
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1001 - 1003
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1997)130:6<1001:TPAAIA>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Valproic acid is an antiepileptic drug in widespread use. The possibil ity of various hematologic side effects with this drug is well recogni zed, We describe a breastfed infant with thrombocytopenic purpura, ane mia, and reticulocytosis, whose mother was treated with valproic acid. As the mother stopped breast-feeding, the infant recovered.