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
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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
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Psychosis, mood, metronidazole, cefuroxime |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry |
| Divisions: | Kampus Kesihatan (Health Campus) > Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan (School of Medical Sciences) > Article Zoom Profil Pakar (Expert Profile) > Zahiruddin Othman (Medical Sciences) |
| Depositing User: | Administrator Automasi |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jun 2019 03:27 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jun 2019 03:27 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/44631 |
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