Cervical spinal cord infarction associated with the use of oral contraceptives for the treatment of acne in a healthy young woman

J Postgrad Med. 2015 Jan-Mar;61(1):36-7. doi: 10.4103/0022-3859.147036.

Authors

F C Meng, J T Lee, G S Peng, Y F Sung¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China (ROC).

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acne Vulgaris / drug therapy*
Adult
Cervical Cord / pathology
Contraceptives, Oral / adverse effects
Contraceptives, Oral / therapeutic use*
Cyproterone Acetate / adverse effects
Cyproterone Acetate / therapeutic use*
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Drug Combinations
Ethinyl Estradiol / adverse effects
Ethinyl Estradiol / therapeutic use*
Female
Humans
Infarction / chemically induced*
Infarction / complications
Neck Pain / etiology
Thromboembolism / etiology*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Contraceptives, Oral
Drug Combinations
Ethinyl Estradiol
Cyproterone Acetate
Cyproterone acetate, ethinyl estradiol drug combination