Open AccessSecondary Intracranial Hypertension After Ciprofloxacin Treatment: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Pena Acevedo L,
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Rodriguez Pena S,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical epidemiology and toxicology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2754-4974
DOI - 10.47363/jcet/2021(2)122
Subject(s) - medicine , visual acuity , cerebrospinal fluid , osteomyelitis , surgery , amputation , adverse effect , ciprofloxacin , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
A 30-year-old man developed secondary osteomyelitis after a traumatic amputation of his right index finger. The infection was treated with ciprofloxacin. Approximately 4 weeks after starting treatment, he complained of a progressive decrease in visual acuity, retro-ocular pain and bitemporal headache. A diagnosis of intracranial hypertension was established. Blood sample analysis, infectious profile, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, and neuroimaging were normal. Visual acuity and other symptoms progressively improved after stopping drug treatment. There were no complications or sequelae. Intracranial hypertension due to fluoroquinolones is described in the medical literature, its appearance during such treatments, despite being a rare adverse event, should be monitored.