Ceftriaxone-induced acute reversible encephalopathy in a patient with enteric fever | Zendy

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Ceftriaxone-induced acute reversible encephalopathy in a patient with enteric fever

Author(s) -

Neetu Sharma,

Sandeep Batish,

Anita Gupta

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

indian journal of pharmacology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1998-3751

pISSN - 0253-7613

DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.91884

Subject(s) - ceftriaxone , medicine , cephalosporin , encephalopathy , neurotoxicity , complication , side effect (computer science) , enteric fever , gastroenterology , anesthesia , antibiotics , toxicity , pathology , typhoid fever , computer science , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , programming language

Ceftriaxone is a commonly used, third-generation cephalosporin. Encephalopathy is a rare side effect of third- and fourth-generation cephalosporins. Renal failure and previous disease of the central nervous system predispose to this neurotoxicity. We describe a case of acute transient encephalopathy in a patient treated with ceftriaxone for enteric fever infection. Early detection of this complication is relevant given that stopping the drug usually reverts the neurological syndrome.

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