tetracycline and Headache

Topics: Angiogenesis Inhibitors; Antineoplastic Agents; Clinical Trials, Phase I as Topic; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Headache; HIV Infections; Humans; Photosensitivity Disorders; Sarcoma, Kaposi; Tetracycline; Tetracyclines

To study the efficacy of tetracycline (or doxycycline) and nicotinamide in the treatment of less extensive bullous pemphigoid.. An open trial of 11 patients with bullous pemphigoid. Treatment was initiated with tetracycline 1.5-2 g/day and nicotinamide 1.5-2 g/day and gradually tapered down. Doxycycline was substituted for tetracycline in patients who could not tolerate tetracycline due to gastrointestinal side effects or headache.. 6 out of 11 patients achieved complete response (> 90% decrease in lesions) while another 2 had partial response (50-90% decrease in lesions).. Tetracycline/doxycycline and nicotinamide is a useful alternative treatment for localized bullous pemphigoid, especially in those whose concurrent medical illnesses preclude the use of systemic corticosteroids.

Topics: Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Complement C3; Diarrhea; Doxycycline; Drug Combinations; Female; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; Follow-Up Studies; Headache; Humans; Immunoglobulin G; Male; Niacinamide; Pemphigoid, Bullous; Recurrence; Remission Induction; Skin; Tetracycline; Vomiting

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH, pseudotumor cerebri) was diagnosed in 4 patients who had been treated with tetracycline. The main symptom was headache, and in all there was papilledema. Symptoms and signs improved after tetracycline was discontinued and acetazolamide treatment started. When a patient receiving tetracycline develops IIH, the medication should be stopped as it may be the cause of the IIH, as appeared to be the case in our 4 patients.

Topics: Acetazolamide; Adolescent; Adult; Female; Headache; Humans; Male; Papilledema; Pseudotumor Cerebri; Tetracycline

Tick-borne rickettsiae of the genus Ehrlichia have recently been recognized as a cause of human illness in the United States. In the years 1986-1988, 10 cases of ehrlichiosis were diagnosed in children in Oklahoma. Fever and headache were universal: myalgias, nausea, vomiting, and anorexia were also common. Rash was observed in six patients but was a prominent finding in only one. Leukopenia, lymphopenia, and thrombocytopenia were common laboratory abnormalities. Six patients were treated with tetracycline, three with chloramphenicol, and one was not treated with antibiotics: all recovered. The onset of illness in spring and early summer for most cases paralleled the time when Amblyomma americanum and Dermacentor variabilis are most active, suggesting that one or both ticks may be vectors of human ehrlichiosis in Oklahoma.

Topics: Animals; Arachnid Vectors; Blood Cell Count; Child; Child, Preschool; Chloramphenicol; Ehrlichia; Female; Fever; Headache; Humans; Male; Rickettsiaceae Infections; Tetracycline; Ticks

Topics: Actinomyces; Actinomycosis; Adult; Analgesics; Brain Neoplasms; Cranial Fossa, Posterior; Depression; Diagnosis, Differential; Electroconvulsive Therapy; Female; Headache; Humans; Isoniazid; Paranasal Sinuses; Penicillins; Radiography; Sphenoid Sinus; Suppuration; Tetracycline

Topics: Age Factors; Ampicillin; Animals; Animals, Domestic; Antigens, Bacterial; Complement Fixation Tests; Coxiella; Disease Outbreaks; Disease Vectors; Female; Germany, West; Headache; Humans; Lymphadenitis; Male; Q Fever; Sex Factors; Splenomegaly; Tetracycline; Time Factors

Topics: Acetaminophen; Animals; Aspirin; Cattle; Coxiella; Disease Reservoirs; Feces; Fever; Headache; Humans; Milk; Occupational Diseases; Placenta; Q Fever; Radiography, Thoracic; Sheep; Tetracycline; Urine; Zoonoses

Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Bites and Stings; Blood Cell Count; Blood Coagulation Tests; Child; Child, Preschool; Chloramphenicol; Complement Fixation Tests; Female; Fever; Headache; Humans; Leukocytosis; Male; Mental Disorders; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever; Seasons; Serologic Tests; Skin Diseases; South Carolina; Tetracycline; Ticks

Topics: Ampicillin; Headache; Humans; Intracranial Pressure; Male; Middle Aged; Papilledema; Tetracycline

Topics: Anorexia Nervosa; Brain Diseases; Child; Diagnosis, Differential; Headache; Humans; Male; Papilledema; Pseudotumor Cerebri; Tetracycline; Time Factors; Vomiting

Topics: Adult; Aged; Brain Abscess; Cephalothin; Cerebral Angiography; Echoencephalography; Electroencephalography; Facial Paralysis; Female; Headache; Hemianopsia; Humans; Injections, Intravenous; Male; Middle Aged; Penicillin G; Radionuclide Imaging; Tetracycline

Topics: Actinomycosis; Adolescent; Adult; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Female; Fungi; Headache; Humans; In Vitro Techniques; Male; Middle Aged; Nausea; Phlebitis; Sclerosis; Skin Manifestations; Tetracycline; Vomiting

Topics: Adult; Headache; Humans; Hypertension; Intracranial Pressure; Male; Papilledema; Tetracycline; Vision Disorders

Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bronchitis; Child; England; Erythromycin; Fever; General Practice; Headache; Hemoptysis; Humans; Staphylococcal Infections; Sulfonamides; Tetracycline; Vomiting

Topics: Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Asthma; Conjunctivitis; Dermatitis; Dermatitis, Atopic; Drug Hypersensitivity; Drug Therapy; Female; Headache; Humans; Hypersensitivity; Influenza Vaccines; Nasal Polyps; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications; Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal; Smallpox Vaccine; Tetracycline; Toxicology; Urticaria; Vertigo