Cetirizine-induced dystonic reaction in a 6-year-old boy

Esen I., Demirpence S., YİŞ U., Kurul S.

PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE, cilt.24, sa.9, ss.627-628, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/pec.0b013e3181850c35
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.627-628
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: cetirizine, dystonia, PSYCHOMOTOR, DISORDERS
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Dystonia is a movement disorder that causes involuntary contractions of the muscles. Dystonia can affect just 1 muscle, a group of muscles, or all of the muscles. The most common cause acquired dystonia in childhood is drugs. Cetirizine is widely used for allergic disorders in childhood. It is without central nervous system side effects at recommended dosages. There is only 1 case of cetirizine-induced dystonia in the literature. We report a second case of cetirizine-induced acute acquired dystonia whose symptoms completely resolved after the discontinuation of the drug.