1.
Am J Med Sci
; 319(5): 338-9, 2000 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10830559
ABSTRACT
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.
Subject(s)
Anti-Infective Agents/adverse effects , Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous/drug therapy , Kidney Failure, Chronic/complications , Metronidazole/adverse effects , Seizures/chemically induced , Aged , Female , Humans
2.
Harefuah
; 130(2): 118-9, 1996 Jan 15.
Article
in Hebrew
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8846974