title: Hemifacial paralysis in a child treated for leukemia: unusual side effect of omeprazole?
abstract: We report a hemifacial paralysis as an adverse drug reaction possibly related to the use of omeprazole in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. We believe that this case, although very rare, is clinically significant and worth mentioning, owing to the frequent use of omeprazole in the oncology setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. tiene.bauters@uzgent.be
authors.forename: Tiene G M
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Bauters
authors.forename: Joris
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Verlooy
authors.forename: Veerle
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mondelaers
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Robays
authors.forename: Geneviève
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Laureys
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009853:Omeprazole / Q000009:adverse effects*; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D009853:Omeprazole