مقالة علمية
An Overlooked Complication of Vancomycin Induced Acute Flaccid Paralysis in a Child with Acute Leukemia: A Case Report

Al Alawi, Khalid.


 

An Overlooked Complication of Vancomycin Induced Acute Flaccid Paralysis in a Child with Acute Leukemia: A Case Report

Al Alawi, Khalid.

Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic which is commonly used to treat methicillin-resistant staphylococcal infections. It is commonly used in pediatric oncology wards for children with febrile neutropenia. We report a very rare side effect of vancomycin induced myopathy in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case reported from Oman.

Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic which is commonly used to treat methicillin-resistant staphylococcal infections. It is commonly used in pediatric oncology wards for children with febrile neutropenia. We report a very rare side effect of vancomycin induced myopathy in a child with acute l...

مادة فرعية

المؤلف : Al Alawi, Khalid.

مؤلف مشارك : Mohammed Al Shinawy
Aqeela Taqee
Yasser Wali

بيانات النشر : Muscat، Sultanate of Oman : Oman Medical Journal، يوليو 2011مـ.

التصنيف الموضوعي : العلوم التطبيقية|العلوم الطبية .

المواضيع : (Vancomycin (antibiotic - side effects .

Leukemia in children .

رقم الطبعة : 4

المصدر : Oman Medical Journal : Muscat، Sultanate of Oman.

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