Musical Hallucination Caused by Ceftazidime in a Woman with a Hearing Impairment
10.9758/cpn.2019.17.2.326
- Author:
Chan Il SONG
1
;
Young Eun JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ceftazidime;
Musical hallucination;
Adverse drug reaction;
Hearing impairment
- MeSH:
Ceftazidime;
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions;
Female;
Hallucinations;
Hearing Loss;
Hearing;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Music
- From:Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
2019;17(2):326-328
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Musical hallucinations remain a poorly understood clinical phenomenon, possibly because these types of hallucination have multiple causes and are rarely the focus of published reports. Here, the case of a 51-year-old female patient with a hearing impairment who developed musical hallucinations during treatment with ceftazidime, a third-generation cephalosporin, is presented. She responded to the discontinuation of ceftazidime and the initiation of low-dose olanzapine treatment. Musical hallucinations associated with ceftazidime are very rare, and the mechanisms underlying its occurrence remain unknown. Further studies will be necessary to determine the pathophysiology of adverse psychiatric reactions associated with ceftazidime.
