title: Cetirizine-induced dystonic reaction in a 6-year-old boy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, Inciralti, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ihsan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Esen
authors.forename: Savas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Demirpence
authors.forename: Uluc
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Yis
authors.forename: Semra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurul
mesh_terms: D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017332:Cetirizine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D004421:Dystonia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents; D017332:Cetirizine