A case report of toxic leukoencephalopathy induced by metronidazole in a woman with surgical site infection

Hoorvash Faraji Dana; Lida Shojaei Arani; Ali Faraji; Kiumars Bahmani

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4635

Clinical Case Reports (Aug 2021)

A case report of toxic leukoencephalopathy induced by metronidazole in a woman with surgical site infection

Hoorvash Faraji Dana,
Lida Shojaei Arani,
Ali Faraji,
Kiumars Bahmani

Affiliations

Hoorvash Faraji Dana: Clinical Toxicology Fellowship Emergency Department Alborz University of Medical Science Karaj Iran
Lida Shojaei Arani: Clinical Toxicology Fellowship Emergency Department Alborz University of Medical Science Karaj Iran
Ali Faraji: Student Research Committee School of Medicine Alborz University of Medical Sciences Karaj Iran
Kiumars Bahmani: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology School of Pharmacy Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science Tehran Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4635
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 8
pp. n/a – n/a

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Abstract Metronidazole may rarely cause encephalopathy and neuropathy. In this study, we report a 30‐year‐old post‐partum, ex‐addicted female with leukoencephalopathy due to metronidazole.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20500904

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