A severe case of tetracycline-induced intracranial hypertension
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چکیده
Tetracykline is a first-line treatment of the common skin disorder acne vulgaris. A rare side effect of tetracycline treatment is intracranial hypertension also called pseudotumor cerebri (PTC). We report a severe case of PTC with cranial nerve palsy and visual loss in a 16 year old girl following acne vulgaris treatment with tetracycline.
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دوره 3 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2011