title: Stroke associated with pseudoephedrine in a child with rhabdomyosarcoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tanil
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kendirli
authors.forename: Erol
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kismet
authors.forename: Abdullah Avni
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Atay
authors.forename: Ridvan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Akin
authors.forename: Ahmet Emin
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Kürekçi
authors.forename: Vedat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Köseoğlu
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D004809:Ephedrine