[Benign intracranial hypertension and minocycline]

Rev Neurol (Paris). 1988;144(3):218-20.
[Article in French]

Abstract

A 19 year-old woman complained of headache and nausea occurring while she was taking minocycline for acne. Examination showed bilateral papilloedema and a bilateral VIth nerve palsy. Symptoms and signs rapidly resolved after the drug was stopped. Benign intracranial hypertension due to tetracyclines is well known in infants. It is rare in adults. Its pathophysiology remains unknown. The role of vitamin A is inconsistent. Others biological factors or personal susceptibility could be involved.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Acne Vulgaris / drug therapy
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Minocycline / adverse effects*
  • Minocycline / therapeutic use
  • Pseudotumor Cerebri / chemically induced*
  • Tetracyclines / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Tetracyclines
  • Minocycline