Department of Pharmacy, Tianjin First Central University, Tianjin, China
Case Report
A Case Report of Critically Ill Patient with Tigecycline Induced Hypofibrinogenemia
Author(s): Yishan Bu*
Tigecycline has a broad antibacterial spectrum and is widely used for severely infected patient. Hypofibrinogenemia is a rare adverse reaction
of tigecycline and scarcely reported. We present a case of 58-year-old woman who developed hypofibrinogenemia after tigecycline treatment,
without other coagulation parameters changing. Moreover, hypofibrinogenemia reappeared when tigecycline was readministered, and
fibrinogen concentration restored to normal level after withdrawing tigecycline. We found that hypofibrinogenemia was probably induced by
tigecycline through assessing the causality by Naranjo adverse drug reaction probability scale. Therefore, our case raises concern about an
adverse reaction of tigecycline-induced hypofibrinogenemia, especially for critically ill patients with high risk of coagulopathy. In conclusion, we
suggest that fibrinogen should be mo.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2165-7920.2022.12.1511
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