2010
DOI: 10.1258/td.2010.090354
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Injection-induced sciatic nerve injury in Ugandan children

Abstract: In developing countries, sciatic nerve injury following gluteal intramuscular injection is a persistent problem. A study over 6 months involving 133 children seen in Mulago hospital with acute flaccid paralysis revealed 124 (93%) children with injection-induced sciatic nerve injury. The identity of the drug in 79 cases (59.4%) was quinine. It is recommended that the gluteal region should not be used as an intramuscular injection site in children.

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“…The most frequent clinical signs were other motor and musculoskeletal problems, including ten children with foot drop after gluteal intramuscular injections of quinine. 34 Intellectual disability, speech and language problems, hearing and vision impairments, behavioural problems, seizures, and other medical problems were common in the study population.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 91%
“…The most frequent clinical signs were other motor and musculoskeletal problems, including ten children with foot drop after gluteal intramuscular injections of quinine. 34 Intellectual disability, speech and language problems, hearing and vision impairments, behavioural problems, seizures, and other medical problems were common in the study population.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 91%
“…Las causas traumáticas y compresivas fueron las más frecuentes, coincidiendo con lo descrito en la literatura 1 . A diferencia de otras series 4,10 , en la nuestra no se observó ningún caso de neuropatía ciática secundaria a inyección intramuscular. En esta serie, dos pacientes correspondieron a neuropatía ciática de causa traumática (luxación de cadera y herida cortopunzante de glúteo).…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…Recientemente las neuroimágenes se han incorporado como una nueva herramienta diagnóstica, aunque todavía es poco utilizada. La literatura suele limitarse al reporte de casos, siendo escasas las grandes series pediátricas de neuropatía ciática publicadas hasta ahora 1,4 .…”
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“…Drug toxicity can cause nerve oedema and degeneration, which can lead to muscular atrophy and even disability. 2 3…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%