A drug-specific leuco-agglutinin in a fatal case of agranulocytosis due to chlorpromazine
- 1 May 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 16 (3) , 232-234
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.16.3.232
Abstract
A fatal case of agranulocytosis due to chlorpromazine is reported. Mechanisms other than immunological are generally believed to be responsible for chlorpromazine-induced agranulocytosis. However, the demonstration of a drug-specific leuco-agglutinin in the serum of this patient suggests that an immunological mechanism was responsible for the agranulocytosis.Keywords
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