Levofloxacin-induced acute psychosis.
A wide range of drugs can cause mental status changes. Fluoroquinolones are one among them and are underrecognised.The CNS side effects of levofloxacin like headache, dizziness, restlessness, tremor, insomnia, hallucinations, convulsions, anxiety and depression are well documented. We report a rare case of middle aged diabetic male admitted to hospital with multiple infections who developed acute psychosis following levofloxacin administration.
Moorthy
Nagaraja
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Department of General Medicine, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College and RLJ Hospital and Research Centre, Tamaka, Kolar, Karnataka, India.
Raghavendra
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Venkatarathnamma
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