Premature ventricular contractions as a side effect of filgrastim in a child with B-thalassaemia

Hanan F. Nazir; Niranjan Joshi; Yasser A. Wali

doi:10.1017/S1047951117001585

Premature ventricular contractions as a side effect of filgrastim in a child with B-thalassaemia

Hanan F. Nazir^*, Niranjan Joshi, Yasser A. Wali

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Premature ventricular contractions are a rare side effect of filgrastim, reported mainly in elderly men. Here we report the case of a 9-year-old child with thalassaemia who developed frequent premature ventricular contractions after three doses of filgrastim were given for deferiprone-induced agranulocytosis. The arrhythmia resolved 3 weeks after discontinuation of filgrastim. Children treated with filgrastim should be carefully monitored for potentially serious arrhythmia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	155-158
Number of pages	4
Journal	Cardiology in the Young
Volume	28
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951117001585
Publication status	Published - Jan 1 2018

Keywords

agranulocytosis
B-thalassaemia
child
filgrastim
Premature ventricular contractions

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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