Stroke associated with pseudoephedrine in a child with rhabdomyosarcoma.
Pseudoephedrine is a nasal vasoconstrictor and is contained in many cough and cold medications. It is generally harmless when used in recommended doses. Hypertensive crisis, psychosis, hemorrhagic stroke, and intracranial hemorrhage have been reported as severe complications. We report a 4-year-old girl with nasopharyngeal rhabdomyosarcoma who developed stroke while on pseudoephedrine therapy for 3 days and had no hematological abnormalities.
Kendirli
Tanil
T
Department of Pediatrics, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
Kismet
Erol
E
Atay
Abdullah Avni
AA
Akin
Ridvan
R
Kürekçi
Ahmet Emin
AE
Köseoğlu
Vedat
V
D002675:Child, Preschool; D004809:Ephedrine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D020521:Stroke / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000009:adverse effects
D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D004809:Ephedrine