AI Article Synopsis
- Drug-induced dystonic reactions commonly occur with medications like chlorpromazine, haloperidol, and metoclopramide in emergency settings.
- There have been no previous reports of albendazole causing dystonic reactions, but a case is presented where it did lead to acute dystonia in a patient.
- The patient's symptoms resolved entirely after stopping albendazole, indicating that while rare, the drug can cause significant reactions in sensitive individuals, especially children.
Article Abstract
Drug-induced dystonic reactions are a common presentation to the emergency department and typically occur with drugs like chlorpromazine, haloperidol and metoclopramide. There are no reports in the literature of dystonic reaction caused by albendazole. We report a case of albendazole-induced acute dystonic reaction whose symptoms completely resolved after the discontinuation of the drug. Even though dystonia side effects of albendazole are rare, it can induce an alarming dystonia in some sensitive children. The mechanism of dystonia is unclear.
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