Abstract
A 65-year-old Thai woman with underlying essential thrombocythemia (ET) presented with acute psychosis.Hydroxyurea has been used in the patient with ET to reduce the frequency and severity of thromboticcomplications of the disease. Its side effect is anemia which is almost always reversible and will go away afterthe treatment is completed. In this case report, the psychotic symptoms happened with no other specific causes.This novel evidence suggests the possibility of the association between hydroxyurea and anemia.
Publisher
Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
First Page
449
Last Page
451
Recommended Citation
Kittipavara, Nichkamol and Pruttithavorn, Wisarat
(2020)
"Acute psychosis in patient with hydroxyurea-inducesanemia,"
Chulalongkorn Medical Journal: Vol. 64:
Iss.
4, Article 11.
Available at:
https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/clmjournal/vol64/iss4/11