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Psychosis Induced by Cefuroxime and Metronidazole

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 antib...

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Main Authors: Othman, Zahiruddin, Mansoor, Shanooha, Yasin, Mohd Azhar Mohd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2014
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RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/44631/1/2014MJM-cefuxime%20psychosis.pdf
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spelling my.usm.eprints.44631 http://eprints.usm.my/44631/ Psychosis Induced by Cefuroxime and Metronidazole Othman, Zahiruddin Mansoor, Shanooha Yasin, Mohd Azhar Mohd RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry 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 Malaysian Medical Association 2014-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/44631/1/2014MJM-cefuxime%20psychosis.pdf Othman, Zahiruddin and Mansoor, Shanooha and Yasin, Mohd Azhar Mohd (2014) Psychosis Induced by Cefuroxime and Metronidazole. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 69 (1). pp. 33-34. ISSN 0300-5283 http://www.e-mjm.org/2014/v69n1/index.html
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topic RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
spellingShingle RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Othman, Zahiruddin
Mansoor, Shanooha
Yasin, Mohd Azhar Mohd
Psychosis Induced by Cefuroxime and Metronidazole
description 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
format Article
author Othman, Zahiruddin
Mansoor, Shanooha
Yasin, Mohd Azhar Mohd
author_facet Othman, Zahiruddin
Mansoor, Shanooha
Yasin, Mohd Azhar Mohd
author_sort Othman, Zahiruddin
title Psychosis Induced by Cefuroxime and Metronidazole
title_short Psychosis Induced by Cefuroxime and Metronidazole
title_full Psychosis Induced by Cefuroxime and Metronidazole
title_fullStr Psychosis Induced by Cefuroxime and Metronidazole
title_full_unstemmed Psychosis Induced by Cefuroxime and Metronidazole
title_sort psychosis induced by cefuroxime and metronidazole
publisher Malaysian Medical Association
publishDate 2014
url http://eprints.usm.my/44631/1/2014MJM-cefuxime%20psychosis.pdf
http://eprints.usm.my/44631/
http://www.e-mjm.org/2014/v69n1/index.html
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