Hale TURAN, Bahriye HORASANLI, Kıvanç ŞEREFHANOĞLU, AYŞE GÜLHAN KANAT-ÜNLER, Funda TİMURKAYNAK, Hande ARSLAN

Metronidazol tedavisine bağlı periferik nöropati

Metronidazol anaerobik bakterilere ve birçok protozoona etkili bir 5-nitroimidazol bileşiğidir. Genel olarak iyi tolere edilen bir ilaçtır. Periferik nöropati ciddi fakat nadir görülen bir yan etkisidir. Bu yan etkinin görülmesi durumunda tedavinin hemen sonlandırılması gerekmektedir. Bu yazıda akut miyeloid lösemi tanısı ile izlenen ve vulvar apse nedeniyle verilen metronidazol tedavisi sonrası periferik nöropati gelişen bir olgu sunulmuştur.

Peripheral neuropathy due to metronidazole treatment

Metronidazole is one of the 5-nitroimidazole components, which is effective to anaerobic bacteria and many protozoa. It is generally well tolerated. Peripheral neuropathy is one of its serious but rarely encountered side effect. If this side effect occurs, the drug must be quitted. We reported here a case of the acute myeloid leukemia which was treated with metronidazole for vulvar abscess and developed peripheral neuropathy after treatment.

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