title: Antitubercular drug-induced violent suicide of a hospitalised patient.
abstract: We present a case where a young adult male, on treatment for multidrug-resistance tuberculosis (MDR-TB), developed drug-induced psychosis. The psychiatric symptoms were ascribed to the anti-TB drug and were duly withdrawn by the treating doctors and supplemented with other drugs. However, the victim continued to have psychiatric symptoms and committed suicide in the hospital. He ended his life in a violent manner by stabbing and cutting himself with a kitchen knife. The case is briefly reported in this paper with a discussion on anti-TB drug-induced psychiatric effects leading to suicide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Behera
authors.forename: Karthik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krishna
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003523:Cycloserine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004977:Ethambutol / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000523:psychology; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D064704:Levofloxacin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D011605:Psychoses, Substance-Induced / Q000523:psychology*; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000523:psychology*; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D064704:Levofloxacin; D004977:Ethambutol; D003523:Cycloserine