High Dose Ofloxacin-induced Bimodal Hallucinations in a 4 Years Old Child

Ofloxacin is a commonly used quinolone antibiotic both in adults as well as children. It is generally safe and well tolerated. Rarely, neurological and psychiatric adverse reactions are reported to occur with ofloxacin. We report a case of a child who developed delirium after ofloxacin treatment, th...

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Autores principales: Bhattacharya, Arnab, Sharan, Rajiv, Praharaj, Samir Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5678492/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29073756
http://dx.doi.org/10.9758/cpn.2017.15.4.416
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Sumario:Ofloxacin is a commonly used quinolone antibiotic both in adults as well as children. It is generally safe and well tolerated. Rarely, neurological and psychiatric adverse reactions are reported to occur with ofloxacin. We report a case of a child who developed delirium after ofloxacin treatment, that resolved after medication discontinuation and treatment with low dose olanzapine.

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