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Hypoglycaemia in a Patient Taking Tetracyclines

Hypoglycaemia with tetracycline use is a very rare and unknown side effect of the antibiotic. The case highlights the importance of recognizing and managing this potential adverse effect. We present a case of an adolescent male with acne vulgaris who developed hypoglycaemic episodes after initiating...

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Autores principales: Fahad, Muhammad, Goindoo, Ryan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10581367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37854767
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.45406
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description Hypoglycaemia with tetracycline use is a very rare and unknown side effect of the antibiotic. The case highlights the importance of recognizing and managing this potential adverse effect. We present a case of an adolescent male with acne vulgaris who developed hypoglycaemic episodes after initiating tetracycline treatment and was referred by his General Practitioner to the Endocrinology clinic. The hypoglycaemia symptoms settled once tetracyclines were stopped. Acne vulgaris is a prevalent skin condition among adolescents, and antibiotics such as doxycycline and tetracycline are commonly used to treat severe cases of acne. While generally well-tolerated, rare side effects on glucose metabolism have been reported. Antibiotics are not well known to cause hypoglycaemic spells on their own. It is mostly when these antibiotics are started in patients taking other regular medications that the interaction between these medications causes hypoglycaemia.
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spelling pubmed-105813672023-10-18 Hypoglycaemia in a Patient Taking Tetracyclines Fahad, Muhammad Goindoo, Ryan Cureus Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism Hypoglycaemia with tetracycline use is a very rare and unknown side effect of the antibiotic. The case highlights the importance of recognizing and managing this potential adverse effect. We present a case of an adolescent male with acne vulgaris who developed hypoglycaemic episodes after initiating tetracycline treatment and was referred by his General Practitioner to the Endocrinology clinic. The hypoglycaemia symptoms settled once tetracyclines were stopped. Acne vulgaris is a prevalent skin condition among adolescents, and antibiotics such as doxycycline and tetracycline are commonly used to treat severe cases of acne. While generally well-tolerated, rare side effects on glucose metabolism have been reported. Antibiotics are not well known to cause hypoglycaemic spells on their own. It is mostly when these antibiotics are started in patients taking other regular medications that the interaction between these medications causes hypoglycaemia. Cureus 2023-09-17 /pmc/articles/PMC10581367/ /pubmed/37854767 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.45406 Text en Copyright © 2023, Fahad 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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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10581367/
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