Abstract
INTRODUCTION: minocycline hydrochloride used to treat acne vulgaris has been associated with the development of pseudotumor cerebri in children and adolescents. Ophthamologic alterations, including papilled ema, diplopia, and changes in ocular motility, have been reported. METHODS : case description based on a review of hospital records and ophthalmology records, including surgical treatment of strabismus. RESULTS : spontaneous regression of all signs and sympt oms except for diplopia and convergent strabismus, which required surgical correction of the ocular deviation. CONCLUSION: the use of minocycline hydrochloride to treat acne vulgaris should be a last resort, when no other therapeutic option is viable.
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