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Piperacillin/tazobactam‐induced neurotoxicity in a hemodialysis patient: A case report
This report presents a case of a hypertensive and diabetic 67‐year‐old woman in regular hemodialysis, which previously had a stroke. She was hospitalized presenting pneumonia, which was initially treated with cefepime. Two days after treatment, she presented dysarthria, left hemiparesis, ataxia, and IX and X cranial nerves paresis. Computed tomography showed no acute lesions and cefepime neurotoxicity was hypothesized, and the antibiotic was replaced by piperacillin/tazobactam. The neurologic signs disappeared; however, 4 days after with piperacillin/tazobactam treatment, the neurological manifestations returned. A new...
Source: Hemodialysis International - July 1, 2014 Category: Hematology Authors: Precil Diego M. M. Neves, Fernanda M. Freitas, Christiane A. Kojima, Beatriz L. Carmello, Rodrigo Bazan, Pasqual Barretti, Luis C. Martin Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
