Acute Thrombocytopaenia Induced by Teicoplanin in a Patient With Right Leg Cellulitis.

Platelets are one of the important cells in the human blood that regulate the coagulation system. Abnormalities in platelets may lead to thrombosis or bleeding. Acute thrombocytopaenia carries a wide differential in a hospitalised patient, and drug-induced thrombocytopaenia is one of the uncommon findings. This case report describes teicoplanin-induced thrombocytopaenia in a patient who was being treated with this antibiotic and then developed thrombocytopaenia to a critically low level. This low level of platelets predisposes to bleeding, either minor or major. However, prompt recognition and stopping the offending drug reverse the process of ongoing thrombocytopaenia.