A case of tonic-clonic seizures following chloroquine treatment for leprosy reactions in a Nigerian male is reported. Seizures were controlled with phenytoin sodium capsules. A casual relationship between the seizures and chloroquine is suggested. There have been no previous reports of this adverse reaction in leprosy patients receiving chloroquine for treatment of reactions. The author recommends that chloroquine be used with caution especially in patients with seizures.
BT - Leprosy review C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9715604?dopt=Abstract CN - Infolep Library - available DA - 1998 Jun DO - 10.5935/0305-7518.19980021 IS - 2 J2 - Lepr Rev LA - eng N2 -A case of tonic-clonic seizures following chloroquine treatment for leprosy reactions in a Nigerian male is reported. Seizures were controlled with phenytoin sodium capsules. A casual relationship between the seizures and chloroquine is suggested. There have been no previous reports of this adverse reaction in leprosy patients receiving chloroquine for treatment of reactions. The author recommends that chloroquine be used with caution especially in patients with seizures.
PY - 1998 SP - 178 EP - 81 T2 - Leprosy review TI - Seizures following chloroquine treatment of type II lepra reaction: a case report. UR - http://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1998/v69n2/pdf/v69n2a14.pdf VL - 69 SN - 0305-7518 ER -