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  • Title: Injection-induced sciatic nerve injury in Ugandan children.
    Author: Sitati FC, Naddumba E, Beyeza T.
    Journal: Trop Doct; 2010 Oct; 40(4):223-4. PubMed ID: 20826591.
    Abstract:
    In developing countries, sciatic nerve injury following gluteal intramuscular injection is a persistent problem. A study over 6 months involving 133 children seen in Mulago hospital with acute flaccid paralysis revealed 124 (93%) children with injection-induced sciatic nerve injury. The identity of the drug in 79 cases (59.4%) was quinine. It is recommended that the gluteal region should not be used as an intramuscular injection site in children.
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