Open AccessLevofloxacin-induced acute psychosis
Author(s) -
Nagaraja Moorthy,
Narasimha Raghavendra,
P N Venkatarathnamma
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.39762
Subject(s) - levofloxacin , psychosis , depression (economics) , medicine , anxiety , psychiatry , pediatrics , antibiotics , macroeconomics , microbiology and biotechnology , economics , biology
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.