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Indian Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics 6/2019

01-06-2019 | Metamizole | Correspondence

Fatal Agranulocytosis and Fournier’s Gangrene due to the Use of Metamizole: Correspondence

Authors: Hakan Ergün, Müberra Devrim Güner

Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 6/2019

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To the Editor: We read with interest the article entitled “Fatal agranulocytosis and fournier’s gangrene due to the use of metamizole” by Aslan et al. published in IJP. They presented a case report of “Fatal agranulocytosis and Fournier’s gangrene” which they claim to have been developed following 8 g metamizole exposure two weeks ago [1]. However, the indication for which the suspected medication was used, concomitant medications and patient history were not included in this report and the judgment of the adverse event (AE) relationship is based on the similarity to an another case report [2] without using a formal causality assessment. …
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Title
Fatal Agranulocytosis and Fournier’s Gangrene due to the Use of Metamizole: Correspondence
Authors
Hakan Ergün
Müberra Devrim Güner
Publication date
01-06-2019
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 6/2019
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-019-02881-z

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