Peripheral Neuropathy

Isoniazid causes peripheral neuropathy, so pyridoxine is given.

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Isoniazid causes peripheral neuropathy, so pyridoxine is given. (Respiratory Medicine Question Bank: 15 Clinical MCQs)
Side effects: rifampicin: orange urine and sweat, hepatitis, flu-like illness and drug interactions; isoniazid: peripheral neuropathy and hepatitis; pyrazinamide: hepatitis, gout and joint pain; ethambutol: optic neuritis (colour vision loss). (Internal Medicine (MBIM 4100) special/supplementary exam, Paper Two: 14 August 2)
Stavudine causes peripheral neuropathy (and lipodystrophy). (Paediatrics end of fourth year main exam: 1 July 2019, Paper One, 99 of 100 MCQs)
| Isoniazid (H) | Bactericidal, inhibits mycolic acid synthesis | Peripheral neuropathy (give pyridoxine), hepatotoxicity | (Tuberculosis: pulmonary and extrapulmonary)
| Autonomic Dysfunction | Diabetes mellitus, neurological disorders | Peripheral neuropathy affecting cardiac innervation. | (Arrhythmias and ECG interpretation)
| Diabetic peripheral neuropathy | Symmetrical burning, tingling, or "glove-and-stocking" sensory loss | Normal arterial pulses; pain does not predictably correlate with exertion | (Peripheral vascular disease)