[Neurologic effects of acyclovir after an allogenic marrow graft]

Arch Fr Pediatr. 1988 May;45(5):343-5.
[Article in French]

Abstract

On the 4th day of acyclovir treatment for Herpes simplex pneumonia, a 28 month-old girl who had received allogenic marrow transplant for stage IV neuroblastoma presented with severe neurologic disorders including coma and choreic movements. These symptoms disappeared 9 days after acyclovir was stopped. The disturbance in acyclovir kinetics because of acute renal failure and/or a cerebral cortex atrophy might explain the poor neurologic tolerance of acyclovir. This reversible neurologic involvement on a prone patient should be known as a differential diagnosis of Herpes simplex encephalitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Acyclovir / adverse effects*
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Chorea / chemically induced*
  • Coma / chemically induced*
  • Herpesviridae Infections / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Transplantation, Homologous

Substances

  • Acyclovir