Psychosis Induced by Cefuroxime and Metronidazole

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Feb 2014 Malaysia Publisher:ZenodoJournal:The Medical journal of Malaysia, volume 69 (issn: 0300-5283,

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Authors: Othman, Zahiruddin; Shanooha Mansoor; Mohd Azhar Mohd Yasin;

doi: 10.5281/zenodo.2596357 , 10.5281/zenodo.2596358

pmid: 24814627

Psychosis Induced by Cefuroxime and Metronidazole

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Abstract

We report a case 35-year-old lady who developed acute psychosis following administration of cefuroxime and metronidazole. Earliest mood changes occurred on the second day of antibiotics therapy. She developed hallucinations, delusions and bizarre behavior 1 day after the completion of the antibiotic therapy. All the relevant investigations including CT brain were normal. The psychosis resolved completely within 5 days of antipsychotic treatment.

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Malaysia

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Universiti Sains Malaysia
Malaysia
Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
Malaysia

Keywords

metronidazole-induced psychosis, drug-induced psychosis, case report, RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry

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