A case of drug induced lung injury caused by levofloxacin eye drops

Publication date: 2018Source: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, Volume 24Author(s): Naoki Hosogaya, Kazuhiro Toida, Hiroshi Ishihara, Kiyotaka KugiyamaAbstractA 78 year-old man, who received levofloxacin eye drops as a perioperative prophylactic antibacterial agent for cataract surgery, developed pyrexia and dyspnea, followed by respiratory failure. He was diagnosed as drug-induced lung injury due to levofloxacin, and the symptoms improved after the administration of corticosteroids and discontinuation of levofloxacin eye drops. The incidence of levofloxacin-induced lung injury is rare for its frequent prescription. Moreover, eye drops of it has never been reported to cause lung injury. We should be aware of eye drops as a causative dosage forms of drug-induced lung injury.
Source: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports - Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research