Severe and Persistent Thyroid Dysfunction Associated with Tetracycline-Antibiotic Treatment in Youth.

Pollock, Allison J; Seibert, Tasa; Allen, David B · J Pediatr · 2016

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Thyroid dysfunction in adolescents treated with minocycline for acne has been previously described as transient effect and/or associated with autoimmune thyroiditis. We report nonimmune-mediated thyroid dysfunction associated with minocycline/doxycycline in 3 adolescents whose clinical courses suggest an adverse effect that may be more common, serious, and persistent than realized previously.

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