Kluver-Bucy syndrome in a boy with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Kluver-Bucy syndrome is a rare neurobehavioral condition characterized by visual agnosia, excessive oral tendency, hypermetamorphosis, placidity, altered sexual behaviors, and changes in dietary habits. The authors report a case of Kluver-Bucy syndrome in a 10-year-old boy with non-Hodgkin lymphoma after intratechal methotrexate administration. He was treated by risperidone without any sequels.
Unal
Ekrem
E
Department of Pediatrics, Selcuk University, Meram Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey.
Koksal
Yavuz
Y
Baysal
Tamer
T
Energin
Me ltem
Ml
Aydin
Kursad
K
Caliskan
Umran
U
D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007278:Injections, Spinal; D020232:Kluver-Bucy Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D008727:Methotrexate