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. 2025 Jan;12(1):115-117.
doi: 10.1002/mdc3.14216. Epub 2024 Sep 27.

Apomorphine Subcutaneous Infusion Likely Induced Acute Thrombocytopenia in a Patient with Parkinson's Disease and Motor Fluctuations

Maria Magdalena Pocora  1   2 , Micol Avenali  1   3 , Michele Giovanni Croce  1 , Federica Ferrari  1   4 , Francesca Valentino  3 , Claudio Pacchetti  3 , Cristina Tassorelli  1   2 , Roberta Zangaglia  3
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Apomorphine Subcutaneous Infusion Likely Induced Acute Thrombocytopenia in a Patient with Parkinson's Disease and Motor Fluctuations

Maria Magdalena Pocora et al. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2025 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: CSAI; Parkinson's disease; apomorphine; continuous subcutaneous infusion; thrombocytopenia.

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FIG. 1
Mucocutaneous findings after 3 days from continued apomorphine subcutaneous infusion administration. (A) Purpura of inferior limbs. (B) Tongue hematoma.
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