Ciprofloxacin-induced bone marrow depression has been reported. - GreenMedInfo Summary
Ciprofloxacin-induced bone marrow depression.
Postgrad Med J. 1999 Sep;75(887):571-3. PMID: 10616701
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
Ciprofloxacin, a broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent, is generally considered to be a safe drug. However, occasionally it may have life-threatening complications. Two instances of bone marrow failure following use of ciprofloxacin are reported. In one case, the bone marrow reverted to normal following withdrawal of the drug. In the other case, the patient succumbed to irreversible bone marrow depression leading to severe thrombocytopenia and uncontrolled bleeding. This could have been an idiosyncratic reaction.