title: Linezolid and Rasagiline - A culprit for serotonin syndrome.
abstract: A 65-year-old female patient was admitted to the hospital for cellulitis. She had a history of diabetes mellitus and parkinsonism on levodopa/carbidopa, rasagiline, ropinirole, trihexyphenidyl, amantadine, metformin, and glipizide. We present here a case of rare incidence of serotonin syndrome associated with linezolid and rasagiline.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hisham
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Mundalipalayam N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Sivakumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nandakumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lakshmikanthcharan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007189:Indans / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000069349:Linezolid / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020230:Serotonin Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007189:Indans; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; C031967:rasagiline; D000069349:Linezolid
keywords: Linezolid; monoamine oxidase inhibitor; serotonin syndrome