Author/Editor | Štuhec, Matej | |
Title | Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole-related hallucinations | |
Type | članek | |
Vol. and No. | Letnik 36, št. 2 | |
Publication year | 2014 | |
Volume | str. 230.e7-230.e8 | |
ISSN | 0163-8343 - General hospital psychiatry | |
Language | eng | |
Abstract | Although adverse drug reactions are a well-recognized cause of mental status changes in the elderly, antimicrobials are not often implicated. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole-induced hallucinations in immune-competent patient with switching to nitrofurantoin and risperidone, without associated polypharmacy, have not been reported in the literature. In this case report, we present an 86-year-old Caucasian immune-competent female with major depressive disorder and insomnia who developed hallucinations when treated with two trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole tablets (80 mg/400 mg) in every 12 hours (4 tablets daily) because of lower urinary infection. After trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole discontinuation and switching to nitrofurantoin and risperidone, symptoms significantly improved. | |
Keywords | psihiatrični neželeni učinki nitrofurantoin geriatrično poročilo trimetoprim sulfametoksazol |