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Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2013; 11(01): 059-061
DOI: 10.3233/JPN-120596
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Neonatal hyperglycemia after acetazolamide therapy for hydrocephalus in extremely low birth weight infants

Riad Elsayed
a   Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology UNIT, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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Olfet Fawzi
b   Department of Endocrinology, Elazhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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26 June 2012

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30 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

Hyperglycemia is a common complication of extremely low birth weight infants (ELBW) which may have an impact upon their morbidity and mortality. Hyperglycemia in ELBW can occurred as result of many factors. We report a rare case of hyperglycemia in an ELBW infant after administration of a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor (acetazolamide), used for temporary management of posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus, our case was seen in one of the private hospital at Dammam city, Saudi Arabia.

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Neonatal hyperglycemia - acetazolamide - hydrocephalus - ELBW