| Literature DB >> 23516009 |
N M Aldemir1, H Begenik, H Emre, F M Erdur, Y Soyoral.
Abstract
Amlodipine is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker that is used in the management of both hypertension and angina. Amlodipine induced side effects are headache, dizziness, edema, flushing, palpitations, and rarely gingival hyperplasia. The exact reason of amlodipine-induced gingival hyperplasia is not known. We presented a case with chronic renal failure (CRF) that developed gingival hyperplasia due to amlodipine use, which improved after ceasing the drug.Entities:
Keywords: Amlodipine; chronic renal failure; gingival hyperplasia
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23516009 PMCID: PMC3598305 DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v12i4.30
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Afr Health Sci ISSN: 1680-6905 Impact factor: 0.927