A severe case of tetracycline-induced intracranial hypertension

Anders Vedel Holst; Patricia L Danielsen; Bertil Romner

doi:10.4081/dr.2011.e1

A severe case of tetracycline-induced intracranial hypertension

Dermatol Reports. 2011 Jan 31;3(1):e1. doi: 10.4081/dr.2011.e1.

Authors

Anders Vedel Holst¹, Patricia L Danielsen², Bertil Romner¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital;
² Bispebjerg University Hospital, Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Abstract

Tetracykline is a first-line treatment of the common skin disorder acne vulgaris. A rare side effect of tetracycline treatment is intracranial hypertension also called pseudotumor cerebri (PTC). We report a severe case of PTC with cranial nerve palsy and visual loss in a 16 year old girl following acne vulgaris treatment with tetracycline.

Keywords: intracranial hypertension.; tetracycline.

Publication types

Case Reports