TY - JOUR
T1 - Convulsions induced by metronidazole treatment for Clostridium difficile-associated disease in chronic renal failure
AU - Beloosesky, Y.
AU - Grosman, B.
AU - Marmelstein, V.
AU - Grinblat, J.
PY - 2000/5
Y1 - 2000/5
N2 - Clostridium difficile-related diarrhea and colitis are common health problems, especially in elderly, frail hospitalized patients. The drug of choice is metronidazole, which can be associated, in long or high doses, with neurotoxic side effects. We report convulsions induced by short-term metronidazole therapy used in conventional doses for Clostridium difficile colitis in an elderly patient with chronic renal failure.
AB - Clostridium difficile-related diarrhea and colitis are common health problems, especially in elderly, frail hospitalized patients. The drug of choice is metronidazole, which can be associated, in long or high doses, with neurotoxic side effects. We report convulsions induced by short-term metronidazole therapy used in conventional doses for Clostridium difficile colitis in an elderly patient with chronic renal failure.
KW - Chronic renal failure
KW - Clostridium difficile
KW - Convulsions
KW - Metronidazole
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0034051275&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/00000441-200005000-00012
DO - 10.1097/00000441-200005000-00012
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C2 - 10830559
AN - SCOPUS:0034051275
SN - 0002-9629
VL - 319
SP - 338
EP - 339
JO - American Journal of the Medical Sciences
JF - American Journal of the Medical Sciences
IS - 5
ER -
