Amydopyrine Pancytopenia: Detection of Leucocytotoxic Antibodies by a 51Cr-Release Test

Abstract
Amydopyrine is known to cause agranulocytosis by an immunological mechanism [2]. However, pancytopenia due to amydopyrine is extremely rare and usually mild and transient [3]. This report describes a patient with severe pancytopenia presumably due to amydopyrine sensitivity. Granulocytotoxic and lymphocytotoxic antibodies were detected in the patient’s serum using a 51Cr-release test.

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