Cerebral Hemorrhage caused by Phenylpropanolamine

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 19(3); 2001 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2001;19(3): 298-301.

페닐프로파놀아민에 의해 발생한 뇌출혈

유경호, 이보람 강경수*마효일 정이산 이병철

한림대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실,예지신경과의원*

Cerebral Hemorrhage caused by Phenylpropanolamine

Kyung-Ho Yu, M.D., Bo-Ram Lee, M.D., Kyung-Soo Kang, M.D.*, Hyeo-Il Ma, M.D.,San Jung, M.D., Byung-Chul Lee, M.D.

Department of Neurology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Ye-Ji Neurologic Clinic*

Abstract

Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) is the major ingredient of over-the-counter drugs, including diet pills and nasal decon-gestants. We present a case of ICH induced by PPA in diet pills in a 36-year-old woman. She didn’t have any medical concerns when she began taking diet pills, containing PPA, since 10 days before admission. A brain CT showed large ICHs on the right basal ganglia and lateral ventricle. Physicians should be alerted to the potential fatal side effects of PPA, in commonly used OTC drugs.J Korean Neurol Assoc 19(3):298~301, 2001Key Words : Phenylpropanolamine, Cerebral hemorrhage