Seizure Following Topical Gammabenzene Hexachloride Therapy

Development of short-lived, self-limiting major epileptic seizures following an improper application of gammabenzene hexachloride (GBHC) lotion in a 15 month old boy suffering from scabies with secondary bacterial infection is reported here due to its rarity in clinical practice and, more particular...

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Main Authors: Biswas Animesh, Chakraborty Swapna, Datta Pijush Kanti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2002-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2002;volume=47;issue=1;spage=33;epage=35;aulast=Biswas;type=0
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description Development of short-lived, self-limiting major epileptic seizures following an improper application of gammabenzene hexachloride (GBHC) lotion in a 15 month old boy suffering from scabies with secondary bacterial infection is reported here due to its rarity in clinical practice and, more particularly, to stress the need of correct instructions on the use of GBHC application for the prevention of iatrogenic neurotoxicity.
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spelling doaj.art-09c8d7d4fed54ba4a7ddd9c75816c9e42022-12-22T03:43:45ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dermatology0019-51541998-36112002-01-014713335Seizure Following Topical Gammabenzene Hexachloride TherapyBiswas AnimeshChakraborty SwapnaDatta Pijush KantiDevelopment of short-lived, self-limiting major epileptic seizures following an improper application of gammabenzene hexachloride (GBHC) lotion in a 15 month old boy suffering from scabies with secondary bacterial infection is reported here due to its rarity in clinical practice and, more particularly, to stress the need of correct instructions on the use of GBHC application for the prevention of iatrogenic neurotoxicity.http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2002;volume=47;issue=1;spage=33;epage=35;aulast=Biswas;type=0
spellingShingle Biswas Animesh
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title Seizure Following Topical Gammabenzene Hexachloride Therapy
title_full Seizure Following Topical Gammabenzene Hexachloride Therapy
title_fullStr Seizure Following Topical Gammabenzene Hexachloride Therapy
title_full_unstemmed Seizure Following Topical Gammabenzene Hexachloride Therapy
title_short Seizure Following Topical Gammabenzene Hexachloride Therapy
title_sort seizure following topical gammabenzene hexachloride therapy
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