Asymptomatic intracranial hypertension associated with tetracycline use

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 837-

  Bonioli, Eugenio ^a,b   Bellini, Carlo ^a   Di Stefano, Antonio ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Pseudotumor cerebri; Tetracycline

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; DEXAMETHASONE; MINOCYCLINE;

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PAPILLEDEMA; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0344117590     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199909000-00022     Document Type: Article

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