Tigecycline-Induced Severe Hypoglycemia in a Non-Diabetic Individual: A Case Report and Brief Review of Tigecycline-Induced Severe Hypoglycemia

Avik Ray; Swati Sharma; Shubham Atal; Balakrishnan Sadasivam; Ratinder Jhaj

doi:10.12659/AJCR.924556

15 July 2020 : Case report India

Tigecycline-Induced Severe Hypoglycemia in a Non-Diabetic Individual: A Case Report and Brief Review of Tigecycline-Induced Severe Hypoglycemia

Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Unexpected drug reaction

Avik Ray^1ABCDEF*, Swati Sharma^1ABDEF, Shubham Atal^1DEF, Balakrishnan Sadasivam^1DEF, Ratinder Jhaj^1EF

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.924556

Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e924556

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Figure 5. The patient’s glycemic profile on days 29 and 30. Tigecycline was re-started (100 mg loading dose; subsequently 50 mg 12 hourly) on day 29. The first hypoglycemic attack since the restart of tigecycline happened at 8 PM on day 30. The last dose of tigecycline was given at 10 PM the same day.

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Tigecycline-Induced Severe Hypoglycemia in a Non-Diabetic Individual: A Case Report and Brief Review of Tigecycline-Induced Severe Hypoglycemia

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