Abstract
Hypoplastic anemia in a 39-year-old woman probably caused by chlorpromazine is reported. The patient visited a hospital because of fever and petechiae in July, 1976. For 13 years, she had been treated with chlorpromazine, trifluoperazine and levomepromazine for schizophrenia. The initial blood study revealed Hb 4.6g/dl, RBC 160×104/mm3, Ht 13%, WBC 1,200/mm3 and platelet count 1.7×104/mm3. The sternal bone marrow was hypoplastic with 74.2% lymphocytes. The patient was given transfusion of blood and platelets and treated with prednisolone and oxymetholone. About 3 months later, the hematologic finding gradually improved and a remission was obtained in May, 1977.
