• Presse Med · Jun 1998

    Case Reports

    [Intracranial hypertension in a newborn treated with quinolone].

    • A Bedu, I Naar, C Farnoux, H Brisse, P Le Huidoux, and Y Aujard.
    • Service de Néonatologie, Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris.
    • Presse Med. 1998 Jun 27; 27 (23): 114011421140-2.

    BackgroundFluoroquinolones have not received administrative authorization for use in children, but because of multiresistant pathogens in neonatal intensive care, floroquinolones may be the only alternative.Case ReportA premature infant exclusively nourished by parenteral nutrition developed enterobacteria sepsis. Ceftazidine was given initially but resistance led to the prescription of fluoroquinolone. Signs of intracranial hypertension developed 3 days after onset of fluoroquinolone treatment and regressed 48 hours after its withdrawal.DiscussionThe main potential adverse effects with fluoroquinone in the newborn are arthropathy, photosensitivity, discoloration of the teeth and neurological disorders. Intracranial hypertension is a known complication of nalidixic acid both in adults and children, but to our knowledge has not been previously with floroquinolone in the newborn.

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