Cetirizine and albendazole induced dystonia in a child

Özge Yılmaz-Topa; Nilden Tuygun; Halise Akça; Emine Polat; Can Demir Karacan

Cetirizine and albendazole induced dystonia in a child

Turk J Pediatr. 2015 Jul-Aug;57(4):407-408.

Authors

Özge Yılmaz-Topa¹, Nilden Tuygun, Halise Akça, Emine Polat, Can Demir Karacan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children's Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. [email protected].

PMID: 27186707

Abstract

Drug-induced dystonic reactions are a common presentation to the Pediatric Emergency Department frequently with antiemetics, antidepressants, dopamineblocking agents and antipyschotics. We report a case of generalized form of dystonia after taking albendazole and cetirizine. There is only one case with albendazole induced and two cases with cetirizine induced dystonia in the literature.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Albendazole / adverse effects*
Anthelmintics / adverse effects*
Biperiden / therapeutic use
Cetirizine / adverse effects*
Child, Preschool
Dystonia / chemically induced*
Emergency Service, Hospital
Histamine H1 Antagonists, Non-Sedating / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Muscarinic Antagonists / therapeutic use

Substances

Anthelmintics
Histamine H1 Antagonists, Non-Sedating
Muscarinic Antagonists
Biperiden
Albendazole
Cetirizine