Journal article
Piperacillin/tazobactam -induced seizure rapidly reversed by high flux hemodialysis in a patient on peritoneal dialysis
The American journal of the medical sciences, Vol.333(3), pp.181-184
03/01/2007
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31803195e7
PMID: 17496739
Abstract
Despite popular use of piperacillin, the dire neurotoxicity associated with piperacillin still goes unrecognized, leading to a delay in appropriate management. We report a 57-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), who developed slurred speech, tremor, bizarre behavior, progressive mental confusion, and 2 episodes of generalized tonic-clonic seizure (GTCS) after 5 doses of piperacillin/tazobactam (2 g/250 mg) were given for bronchiectasis with secondary infection. The laboratory data revealed normal plasma electrolyte and ammonia levels but leukocytosis. Neurologic examinations showed dysarthria and bilateral Babinski sign. Computed tomography of brain and electroencephalogram were unremarkable. Despite the use of antiepileptic agents, another GTCS episode recurred after the sixth dose of piperacillin/tazobactam. Brain magnetic resonance imaging did not demonstrate acute infarction and organic brain lesions. Initiation of high-flux hemodialysis rapidly reversed the neurologic symptoms within 4 hours. Piperacillin-induced encephalopathy should be considered in any uremic patients with unexplained neurological manifestations. CAPD is inefficient in removing piperacillin, whereas hemodialysis can rapidly terminate the piperacillin-induced encephalopathy. © Copyright 2007 Southern Society for Clinical Investigation.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Piperacillin/tazobactam -induced seizure rapidly reversed by high flux hemodialysis in a patient on peritoneal dialysis
- Creators
- Chin-Sheng Lin - National Defense Medical CenterChih-Jen Cheng - Tri-Service General HospitalChung-Hsing Chou - National Defense Medical CenterShih-Hua Lin - National Defense Medical Center
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The American journal of the medical sciences, Vol.333(3), pp.181-184
- Publisher
- Lippincott
- DOI
- 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31803195e7
- PMID
- 17496739
- ISSN
- 0002-9629
- eISSN
- 1538-2990
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/2007
- Academic Unit
- Nephrology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984383294702771
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