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  • Title: Heroin-induced thrombocytopenia.
    Author: Moss RA, Okun DB.
    Journal: Arch Intern Med; 1979 Jul; 139(7):752-4. PubMed ID: 454061.
    Abstract:
    Six cases of acute thrombocytopenic purpura occurred secondary to heroin abuse. Five of the six affected patients were seen over a six-month period between November 1977 and March 1978, and the last patient was seen in November 1978. The clinical manifestations were characteristic of drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia. We suspect this syndrome is related to a new adulterant added to local street heroin.
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