A Rare Case of Chronic Photophobia Associated With Oral Vancomycin Therapy: Exploring the Relationship

Vancomycin is a widely used tricyclic glycopeptide antibiotic for treating various Gram-positive infections, including Clostridium difficile colitis. Although considered generally safe, it has been associated with several side effects. In this case report, we highlight a rare adverse effect in which...

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Autores principales: Moideen Sheriff, Serin, Chukwunyelu, Nonso Kingsley, Ezeafulukwe, Chinedu J, Kunnel, Sandra S, Hassan, Omar A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10438128/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37602043
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42145
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author Moideen Sheriff, Serin
Chukwunyelu, Nonso Kingsley
Ezeafulukwe, Chinedu J
Kunnel, Sandra S
Hassan, Omar A
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description Vancomycin is a widely used tricyclic glycopeptide antibiotic for treating various Gram-positive infections, including Clostridium difficile colitis. Although considered generally safe, it has been associated with several side effects. In this case report, we highlight a rare adverse effect in which a patient experienced chronic photophobia following treatment with oral vancomycin. This sheds light upon a potential relationship between oral vancomycin therapy and photophobia, emphasizing the need for increased awareness in clinical practice and urging further investigation into this association.
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spelling pubmed-104381282023-08-19 A Rare Case of Chronic Photophobia Associated With Oral Vancomycin Therapy: Exploring the Relationship Moideen Sheriff, Serin Chukwunyelu, Nonso Kingsley Ezeafulukwe, Chinedu J Kunnel, Sandra S Hassan, Omar A Cureus Internal Medicine Vancomycin is a widely used tricyclic glycopeptide antibiotic for treating various Gram-positive infections, including Clostridium difficile colitis. Although considered generally safe, it has been associated with several side effects. In this case report, we highlight a rare adverse effect in which a patient experienced chronic photophobia following treatment with oral vancomycin. This sheds light upon a potential relationship between oral vancomycin therapy and photophobia, emphasizing the need for increased awareness in clinical practice and urging further investigation into this association. Cureus 2023-07-19 /pmc/articles/PMC10438128/ /pubmed/37602043 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42145 Text en Copyright © 2023, Moideen Sheriff et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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A Rare Case of Chronic Photophobia Associated With Oral Vancomycin Therapy: Exploring the Relationship
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10438128/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37602043
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42145
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