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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| author | Othman, Zahiruddin Mansoor, Shanooha Yasin, Mohd Azhar Mohd |
| author_facet | Othman, Zahiruddin Mansoor, Shanooha Yasin, Mohd Azhar Mohd |
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| 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 |
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| spelling | usm.eprints-446312019-06-17T03:27:43Z 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 |
| spellingShingle | RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Othman, Zahiruddin Mansoor, Shanooha Yasin, Mohd Azhar Mohd Psychosis Induced by Cefuroxime and Metronidazole |
| title | 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_short | Psychosis Induced by Cefuroxime and Metronidazole |
| title_sort | psychosis induced by cefuroxime and metronidazole |
| topic | RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/44631/1/2014MJM-cefuxime%20psychosis.pdf |
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