title: Doxycycline-induced hypoglycaemia.
abstract: Tetracyclines, including doxycycline, are widely used drugs that form an integral part of daily prescribing, and serious adverse reactions (SARs) are rarely reported. The frequency of hypoglycaemia complicating tetracycline treatment remains unknown, and is not a recognized complication. We describe an 80-year-old man with a history of insulin-dependent diabetes who was recruited into a large research study, and subsequently experienced the unexpected SAR of hypoglycaemia following treatment with doxycycline.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shelley
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Harman
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline