Amebic abscess of the spleen complicated by metronidazole-induced neurotoxicity: case report.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a patient with a liver abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, in whom metronidazole therapy (total dose, 21 g over 14 days) was complicated by reversible deafness, tinnitus, and ataxia and who relapsed 5 months later with a splenic abscess. Two courses of tinidazole (the second in combination with percutaneous aspiration of the abscess) were required to achieve cure.
Medical subject headings
- Amebiasis
- Central Nervous System Diseases
- Metronidazole
- Splenic Diseases