Acute psychosis after mefloquine: a case report.
A self-limiting psychosis characterized by visual and auditory hallucinations and isomnia occurred in a 17-year old male after mefloquine administration for presumed chloroquine resistant falciparum malaria. The attending physician failed to recognise the association between mefloquine and psychosis.
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Clinical Pharmacology Unit, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
D000293:Adolescent; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015767:Mefloquine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011605:Psychoses, Substance-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*
D015767:Mefloquine