A case report of toxic leukoencephalopathy induced by metronidazole in a woman with surgical site infection

Metronidazole may rarely cause encephalopathy and neuropathy. In this study, we report a 30‐year‐old post‐partum, ex‐addicted female with leukoencephalopathy due to metronidazole.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Faraji Dana, Hoorvash, Shojaei Arani, Lida, Faraji, Ali, Bahmani, Kiumars
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8365004/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34430007
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4635
Descripción
Sumario:Metronidazole may rarely cause encephalopathy and neuropathy. In this study, we report a 30‐year‐old post‐partum, ex‐addicted female with leukoencephalopathy due to metronidazole.

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