Black tongue caused by linezolid in children: One case report and literature review
Linezolid is commonly used to treat multidrug-resistant Gram-positive bacterial infections. Among children, the most common adverse reactions associated with linezolid administration encompass diarrhoea, vomiting, headache and thrombocytopenia. It is noted that tongue discoloration can occur with li...
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| author | Chunyu Zhang Hongxia Shen Jing Zhang Lujie Xu Meixing Yan Chang Liu |
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| description | Linezolid is commonly used to treat multidrug-resistant Gram-positive bacterial infections. Among children, the most common adverse reactions associated with linezolid administration encompass diarrhoea, vomiting, headache and thrombocytopenia. It is noted that tongue discoloration can occur with linezolid in the medication package insert. In this article, we present a case of a child with black tongue as a rare adverse reaction to linezolid and review of relevant literature. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7a97a4085c584f138f3c4a523d7800ef2025-02-07T04:47:32ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092025-01-0139e02181Black tongue caused by linezolid in children: One case report and literature reviewChunyu Zhang0Hongxia Shen1Jing Zhang2Lujie Xu3Meixing Yan4Chang Liu5Department of Pharmacy, Dongming People's Hospital, Dongming, Shandong Province 274500, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy, Qingdao Women and Children’s Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266000, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy, Dongming People's Hospital, Dongming, Shandong Province 274500, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy, Qingdao Women and Children’s Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266000, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy, Qingdao Women and Children’s Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266000, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy, Qingdao Women and Children’s Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266000, China; Corresponding author.Linezolid is commonly used to treat multidrug-resistant Gram-positive bacterial infections. Among children, the most common adverse reactions associated with linezolid administration encompass diarrhoea, vomiting, headache and thrombocytopenia. It is noted that tongue discoloration can occur with linezolid in the medication package insert. In this article, we present a case of a child with black tongue as a rare adverse reaction to linezolid and review of relevant literature.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250925000368Back tongueLinezolidChildrenMedicineAntibacterial drugAdverse reaction |
| spellingShingle | Chunyu Zhang Hongxia Shen Jing Zhang Lujie Xu Meixing Yan Chang Liu Black tongue caused by linezolid in children: One case report and literature review IDCases Back tongue Linezolid Children Medicine Antibacterial drug Adverse reaction |
| title | Black tongue caused by linezolid in children: One case report and literature review |
| title_full | Black tongue caused by linezolid in children: One case report and literature review |
| title_fullStr | Black tongue caused by linezolid in children: One case report and literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Black tongue caused by linezolid in children: One case report and literature review |
| title_short | Black tongue caused by linezolid in children: One case report and literature review |
| title_sort | black tongue caused by linezolid in children one case report and literature review |
| topic | Back tongue Linezolid Children Medicine Antibacterial drug Adverse reaction |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250925000368 |
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