Levofloxacin-induced delirium in a patient suffering from schizoaffective disorder and multiple sclerosis

• Published in: Current drug safety Vol. 8; no. 3; p. 199
• Main Authors: Lertxundi, Unax, Palacios, Rafael Hernandez, Gutierrez, Fernando Cibrián, Domingo-Echaburu, Saioa, García, Monserrat García, Gomez, Carmelo Aguirre
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United Arab Emirates 01.07.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents - adverse effects; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Delirium - chemically induced; Hallucinations - chemically induced; Humans; Levofloxacin - adverse effects; Levofloxacin - therapeutic use; Male; Multiple Sclerosis - complications; Psychotic Disorders - complications

Levofloxacin induced psychiatric adverse effects are rare, although they can be serious. There are just five cases of fluoroquinolone-induced delirium published in the medical literature. To our best knowledge, none of them occurred in psychotic patients. We report a case of a 38-year-old Caucasian...