Convulsions after treatment with pyrazinamide

P Herlevsen; C Nielsen; J T Pedersen

doi:10.1016/0041-3879(87)90031-6

Convulsions after treatment with pyrazinamide

Tubercle. 1987 Jun;68(2):145-6. doi: 10.1016/0041-3879(87)90031-6.

Authors

P Herlevsen¹, C Nielsen, J T Pedersen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark.

PMID: 3499016
DOI: 10.1016/0041-3879(87)90031-6

Abstract

A case is presented of a 2-year-old boy with pulmonary tuberculosis who developed convulsions during treatment which appeared to be caused by pyrazinamide.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Humans
Infant
Male
Pyrazinamide / adverse effects*
Pyrazinamide / therapeutic use
Seizures / chemically induced*
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / drug therapy

Substances

Pyrazinamide