KROK 1 Stomatology 2012 – Question 98 · KROK (Dentistry)
After 4 months of treatment for tuberculosis the patient began complaining of toes and fingers numbness, sensation of creeps. He was diagnosed with polyneuritis. What antituberculous drug might have caused these complications?
- A. Alcohol iodine solution
- B. Rifampicin
- C. Ciprofloxacin
- D. Sodium salt of benzylpenicillin
- E. Isoniazid
Hint
Think of the first-line antituberculous drug that interferes with vitamin B6 metabolism and causes peripheral neuropathy.
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