Case of significantly delayed divalproex-induced thrombocytopaenia.

BMJ Case Rep

Psychiatry, Department of Veterans Affairs, Long Beach, Long Beach, California, USA.

Published: December 2019

We describe a 48-year-old male patient on long-term divalproex treatment for bipolar disorder who developed grade II thrombocytopaenia after approximately 18 years of therapy. Abrupt cessation of divalproex led to immediate platelet level reconstitution.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7001731PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-231968DOI Listing

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