Psychiatric Symptoms in a Patient with Influenza A (H1N1) Treated with Oseltamivir (Tamiflu): A Case Report.
10.9758/cpn.2015.13.2.209
- Author:
Sang Won JEON
1
;
Changsu HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan, Korea. hancs@korea.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Oseltamivir;
Tamiflu;
Human influenza;
Psychiatric symptom;
Side effect
- MeSH:
Great Britain;
Hallucinations;
Humans;
Influenza, Human*;
Japan;
Korea;
Male;
Memory;
Orthomyxoviridae;
Oseltamivir*;
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders;
United States;
Young Adult
- From:Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
2015;13(2):209-211
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Oseltamivir is the most common antiviral drug used to treat and prevent influenza. Epidemiological studies performed in Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom indicate that oseltamivir may cause psychiatric symptoms; however, the underlying mechanism has not been elucidated. In South Korea, interest in oseltamivir has increased with the spread of the new influenza virus; however, no case report or investigation of psychiatric symptoms associated with the drug has been reported to date. Here, we report a case o0f a 22-year-old male who complained of mood swings, suicidal feelings, auditory hallucinations, memory deterioration, and insomnia after taking oseltamivir.
