Psychosis as an adverse effect of antibiotics

Psychosis as an Early Presentation of Neuro-Brucellosis

Brucellosis is an endemic zoonotic infectious disease in Middle East countries including Iran. This infection may involve central nervous system. Psychosis has been reported in rare cases with chronic brucellosis.A 26-year-old male shepherd patient who developed neuro-brucellosis and psychosis is presented. He had hallucinations (visual and auditory) and delusions. He was also impulsive and had...

Psychosis in Patients with Narcolepsy as an Adverse Effect of Sodium Oxybate

AIM Hypnagogic and hypnopompic hallucinations are characteristic symptoms of narcolepsy, as are excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, and sleep paralysis. Narcolepsy patients may also experience daytime hallucinations unrelated to sleep-wake transitions. The effect of medication on hallucinations is of interest since treatment of narcolepsy may provoke psychotic symptoms. We aim to analyze t...

Drugs Inducing Insomnia as an Adverse Effect

Cannabis and Neuropsychiatry, 2: The Longitudinal Risk of Psychosis as an Adverse Outcome.

Psychosis is one of the most serious among the adverse effects associated with cannabis use. The association between cannabis use and psychosis has been variously explored in a series of recent meta-analyses. The results of these meta-analyses show that persons who develop psychosis experience onset of psychosis about 2-3 years earlier if they are cannabis users; this effect is not observed wit...

Stevens-Johnson syndrome as an unusual adverse effect of azithromycin.

Stevens-Johnson syndrome mostly involves the skin and mucous membranes. The diagnosis is made when the characteristic rash appears 1 to 3 weeks after exposure to a known stimulus and cannot be explained by some other diagnosis. A 62-year-old woman was admitted for evaluation of toxo-allergic dermatitis and collagenosis. Ten days prior to admission she was taking a course of azithromycin for upp...