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ea0081p347 | Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition | ECE2022

Uncommon side effect of a common drug: doxycycline induced hypoglycaemia

Ijete Elohor , Hosni Moustafa , Dadey Ebo , Nikookam Khash , Rehmani Hassan , Mlawa Gideon

Introduction: Doxycycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that is used to treat gram negative, gram positive and atypical bacterial infections. It is a member of the second-generation tetracycline class of antibiotics.Case: We describe a case of a (non-diabetic) male patient who developed hypoglycaemia following treatment with doxycycline. A 73-year-old male presented to the emergency department following a witnessed collapse at 9am on the 4tho...