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Underreporting of ciprofloxacin and photosensitivity
- Mair Parry (23 June 2005)
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Re: Underreporting of ciprofloxacin and photosensitivity
- Stevie M Gamble (25 June 2005)
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Mair Parry, Consultant paediatrician Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor.LL57.2PW
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I was surprised and interested at the fact that ciprofloxacin induced photosensitivity is not widely reported. In children with Cystic Fibrosis, oral ciprofloxacillin is often prescribed for acute exacerbations associated with Pseudomonas colonisation of the lungs. The associated photosensitivity is seen frequently enough for us to routinely warn all patients about using sunblock, and during the summer months, prescribe total block together with ciprofloxacin to aid compliance in certain individuals. I wonder if this effect is seen more often in children than adults, or merely underreported, or both. Mair Parry, Consultant Paediatrician, Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor Competing interests: None declared |
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Stevie M Gamble, retired HMIT EC2Y 8BL
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Mair Parry, Consultant Paediatrician, in her Rapid Response of 23 June, enquires about the incidence of ciprofloxacin (cipro) induced photosensitivity. I can only offer personal experience, but as an adult with non-cystic fibrosis severe bronchiectasis I have had repeated courses of cipro and it does induce photosensitivity. Applying total sun block to stave off the photosensitivity is time consuming, and the sun block seems to increase the incidence of prickly heat symptoms. On the other hand, cipro-induced insomnia usually ensures that I am in no fit state to venture into the sunshine, so this may be viewed as a self-correcting mechanism… Stevie Gamble Competing interests: None declared |
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