TY - JOUR
T1 - Falsely Elevated Urinary Level of Vanillylmandelic Acid Induced by Griseofulvin
AU - Rampini, Enrico
AU - Schiazza, Luciano
AU - Occella, Corrado
AU - Marchese, Nora
AU - Bleidl, Dario
AU - Lombardo, Claudio
AU - Cardo, Paolo
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - A 6-year-old girl with mild hepatitis was found to have an elevated urinary level of vanillylmandelic acid (VMA), but no cause for the elevation was found. The patient was receiving griseofulvin for treatment of tinea capitis, and this drug was suspected of causing a falsely elevated urinary VMA level. Four other patients receiving griseofulvin were also found to have elevated urinary VMA levels. In one patient, urinary VMA level determined by an alternate method was normal.
AB - A 6-year-old girl with mild hepatitis was found to have an elevated urinary level of vanillylmandelic acid (VMA), but no cause for the elevation was found. The patient was receiving griseofulvin for treatment of tinea capitis, and this drug was suspected of causing a falsely elevated urinary VMA level. Four other patients receiving griseofulvin were also found to have elevated urinary VMA levels. In one patient, urinary VMA level determined by an alternate method was normal.
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U2 - 10.1001/archderm.1989.01670140121023
DO - 10.1001/archderm.1989.01670140121023
M3 - Article
C2 - 2913964
AN - SCOPUS:0024500770
VL - 125
SP - 269
EP - 270
JO - Archives of Dermatology
JF - Archives of Dermatology
SN - 0003-987X
IS - 2
ER -