Cetirizine-induced dystonic reaction in a 6-year-old boy.
Dystonia is a movement disorder that causes involuntary contractions of the muscles. Dystonia can affect just 1 muscle, a group of muscles, or all of the muscles. The most common cause acquired dystonia in childhood is drugs. Cetirizine is widely used for allergic disorders in childhood. It is without central nervous system side effects at recommended dosages. There is only 1 case of cetirizine-induced dystonia in the literature. We report a second case of cetirizine-induced acute acquired dystonia whose symptoms completely resolved after the discontinuation of the drug.
Esen
Ihsan
I
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, Inciralti, Izmir, Turkey.
Demirpence
Savas
S
Yis
Uluc
U
Kurul
Semra
S
D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017332:Cetirizine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D004421:Dystonia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents; D017332:Cetirizine