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Micafungin-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: a case report and review of the literature.
American Journal of Therapeutics 2011 November
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a life-threatening multisystem disorder characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia accompanied by microvascular thrombosis that causes variable degrees of tissue ischemia and infarction leading to organ dysfunction. Drug-associated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and hemolytic uremic syndrome has been recognized for several years. The most commonly implicated drugs are mitomycin C, cyclosporine, quinine, clopidogrel, and ticlopidine. Recent advances have suggested that like in idiopathic TTP, the most likely pathogenesis for drug-induced TTP is either an immune-mediated phenomenon involving the ADAMTS13 metalloprotease or direct endothelial toxicity. In this communication, we report a case of micafungin-induced TTP. Micafungin is a new antifungal drug of the Echinocandins group. Whether micafungin induces autoantibodies against ADAMTS13 or not, this needs further evaluation, but TTP should be recognized as a possible complication of micafungin. Clinicians should be alert to this adverse effect of micafungin and monitor platelet counts in patients receiving this drug.
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