Cetirizine-induced dystonic reaction in a 6-year-old boy

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 627-628

  Esen, Ihsan ^a   Demirpence, Savas ^a   Yis, Uluc ^a   Kurul, Semra ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cetirizine; Dystonia

Indexed keywords

BIPERIDEN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CETIRIZINE; LIVER ENZYME; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSTONIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VITAL SIGN; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER;

ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; CETIRIZINE; CHILD; DYSTONIA; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 60749092605     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181850c35     Document Type: Article

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