Protracted systemic illness and interstitial nephritis due to minocycline.
A severe hypersensitivity-like illness with acute renal failure, lymphadenopathy and skin rash is reported following minocycline treatment in a 16 year old male. Following haemodialysis and steroid therapy his illness remitted, only to recur on withdrawal of the steroids. With further steroid treatment he recovered completely. Lymphocyte function tests, performed in an attempt to positively incriminate minocycline, were inconclusive due to a general suppression of the patient's lymphocytes to in vitro stimulation. Hypersensitivity reactions attributed to minocycline include skin rashes, lymphadenopathy and one previous case of acute interstitial nephritis.
Department of Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
S P
SP
Wilkinson
W K
WK
Stewart
E M
EM
Spiers
J
J
Pears
D000293:Adolescent; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008911:Minocycline / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009395:Nephritis, Interstitial / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000378:metabolism; D013754:Tetracyclines / Q000009:adverse effects*
D013754:Tetracyclines; D008911:Minocycline