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Mar 08, 2009 - 2:31 AM       #1

Kaplan Pediatrics says:
Lyme disease:Children<8 years of age should not recieve doxycycline.Why?confused


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Mar 09, 2009 - 12:26 AM       #2

specifically it can cause phototoxicity and vestibular dysfunction. and in general, tetracyclines are known to decrease bone growth in children, therefore it's avoided.


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Mar 09, 2009 - 9:11 AM       #3

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