Acute Transverse Myelitis and Nicolau Syndrome after Benzathine Penicillin Injection.
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Rare complications have been documented due to inadvertent intravascular administration of penicillin such as Nicolau syndrome (lipoatrophy), transverse myelitis, injury to sciatic nerve as well as Hoigne syndrome (transient central nervous system dysfunction).1 We present a case report where a young male developed Nicolau syndrome and transverse myelitis after receiving benzathine penicillin injection.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
دوره 64 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016