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Doxycycline‐induced hypoglycaemia
Author(s) -
Tan C. H.,
Shelley C.,
Harman K. E.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/ced.12692
Subject(s) - doxycycline , medicine , complication , diabetes mellitus , adverse effect , insulin , tetracycline , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , surgery , antibiotics , endocrinology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Summary Tetracyclines, including doxycycline, are widely used drugs that form an integral part of daily prescribing, and serious adverse reactions ( SAR s) are rarely reported. The frequency of hypoglycaemia complicating tetracycline treatment remains unknown, and is not a recognized complication. We describe an 80‐year‐old man with a history of insulin‐dependent diabetes who was recruited into a large research study, and subsequently experienced the unexpected SAR of hypoglycaemia following treatment with doxycycline.