Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience  2017;15(4):416-417

doi:10.9758/cpn.2017.15.4.416

High Dose Ofloxacin-induced Bimodal Hallucinations in a 4 Years Old Child.

Arnab BHATTACHARYA 1 ; Rajiv SHARAN ; Samir Kumar PRAHARAJ

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Keywords

Ofloxacin; Hallucinations; Psychotic disorders; Delirium

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Ofloxacin is a commonly used quinolone antibiotic both in adults as well as children. It is generally safe and well tolerated. Rarely, neurological and psychiatric adverse reactions are reported to occur with ofloxacin. We report a case of a child who developed delirium after ofloxacin treatment, that resolved after medication discontinuation and treatment with low dose olanzapine.