Loss of dental enamel in a patient taking cholestyramine.
During treatment with cholestyramine for high concentrations of cholesterol, extensive loss of dental enamel occurred in a young boy. This outcome is thought to be attributed to mixing the cholestyramine in Kool-Aid and swirling the mixture in the mouth before swallowing.
Curtis
D M
DM
Department of Dentistry, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
Driscoll
D J
DJ
Goldman
D H
DH
Weidman
W H
WH
D015519:Bone Density; D002648:Child; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D002792:Cholestyramine Resin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000187:drug effects*; D004326:Drinking; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000097:blood / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002792:Cholestyramine Resin; D002784:Cholesterol