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Efavirenz as a cause of ataxia in children

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Marc Peter Kedzlie Hauptfleisch, David P Moore, John L Rodda

Abstract


Acute ataxia in childhood is often caused by toxin ingestion. With the increasing number of paediatric patients on antiretroviral medication, we are seeing more side-effects of these drugs. We report two cases of efavirenz toxicity causing ataxia.


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Marc Peter Kedzlie Hauptfleisch, Department of Paediatrics, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hopsital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

David P Moore, Department of Paediatrics, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hopsital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

John L Rodda, Department of Paediatrics, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hopsital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Keywords

Ataxia; Efavirenz; HIV

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South African Medical Journal 2015;105(11):897-898. DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2015.v105i11.9451

Article History

Date submitted: 2015-02-05
Date published: 2015-10-07

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