A patient with anterior wall MI was thrombolysed within 6 hours of presentation with STK. On day 3 he had a fever with chills and platelet count of 60,000. Which of the following is responsible for this presentation?: (A) Aspirin, (B) Ranolazine, (C) STK, (D) Clopidogrel
Answer is D. Thrombocytopenia is a rare but dangerous adverse effect of clopidogrel, encompassing Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP), isolated thrombocytopenia and autoimmune thrombocytopenia