• Sao Paulo Med J · Sep 2005

    Review Multicenter Study

    Neutropenia, agranulocytosis and dipyrone.

    • Nelson Hamerschlak and Alexandre Biasi Cavalcanti.
    • Oncology & Hematology Program, Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil. hamer@einstein.br
    • Sao Paulo Med J. 2005 Sep 1; 123 (5): 247249247-9.

    ContextNeutropenia and agranulocytosis may be defined as granulocyte counts of less than 1,500/mm3 and 500/mm3, respectively. Agranulocytosis is a rare and serious disease often caused by drugs. Its mortality rate is around 10%. The most common manifestations are infections such as tonsillitis, pharyngitis, stomatitis or pneumonia. Although dipyrone is one of the drugs known to be associated with agranulocytosis, the strength of the association has been a matter of much debate. Moreover, alternative analgesic and antipyretic agents are not devoid of serious side effects.ConclusionsIt is therefore necessary to establish the incidence of agranulocytosis in Latin America and the role of dipyrone. The ongoing LATIN Study is a multicenter international case-control study that will provide answers for these questions.

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