Doxycycline‐induced hypoglycaemia | Zendy

Tan C. H. | Zendy; Shelley C. | Zendy; Harman K. E. | Zendy

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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.

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