Unlabelled: Romiplostim and eltrombopag are synthetic agonists of the thrombopoietin receptor (TPO-R), commonly used for immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and sometimes in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). They are rarely associated with kidney injury. We report a case of acute kidney injury caused by romiplostim and eltrombopag in an 80-year-old male patient with MDS and ITP.
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