title: Ofloxacin-induced hallucinations.
abstract: Drug-induced hallucinations are not uncommon, and may be misdiagnosed as psychiatric illness leading to unnecessary treatment with antipsychotics. If a temporal association of use of a drug having the potential to cause hallucinations is present, mere withdrawal of the drug causes complete improvement in the symptoms. There are reports of various untoward central nervous system adverse events following administration of fluoroquinolones, including delirium, hallucinations and psychosis, even after a single dose. We describe a 5-year-old girl who suffered visual hallucinations following ofloxacin use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, ESI-PGIMSR and MGM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Urmila
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Chauhan
authors.forename: Preeti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shanbag
authors.forename: Prafull
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kashid
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015242:Ofloxacin
keywords: Adverse events; hallucinations; ofloxacin