A man who wanted to commit suicide by hanging himself: an adverse effect of ciprofloxacin

Ahmed, Amir I.A.; van der Heijden, Frank M.M.A.; van den Berkmortel, Hanneke; Kramers, Kees

doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2010.07.002

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Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 82.e5-82.e7, January 2011

A man who wanted to commit suicide by hanging himself: an adverse effect of ciprofloxacin

Amir I.A. Ahmed, M.D.
- Department of Elderly, GGZ-Noord-en Midden Limburg, 5803 AC, Venray, The Netherlands
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, The Radboud University Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Corresponding author. Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, The Radboud University Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 24 3614639; fax: +31 24 3614214.
Frank M.M.A. van der Heijden, M.D., Ph.D.
- Department of Adult Psychiatry, GGZ-Noord-en Midden Limburg, 5803 AC, Venray, The Netherlands
Hanneke van den Berkmortel, M.D.
- Department of Adult Psychiatry, GGZ-Noord-en Midden Limburg, 5803 AC, Venray, The Netherlands
Kees Kramers, M.D., Ph.D.
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, The Radboud University Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Received 4 June 2010; accepted 6 July 2010. published online 26 August 2010.

Abstract

In this case report, we describe a man who developed recurrent depression and suicidal ideation with a serious plan to commit suicide as definite adverse effect of ciprofloxacin, which had been prescribed for recurrent prostatitis.

Keywords: Fluoroquinolone, Ciprofloxacin, Depression, Suicidal ideations, Central nervous system, Neuropsychiatric adverse effects