Hallucinations during Voriconazole Therapy

As part of a prospective natural history cohort study of voriconazole toxicity, we describe the characteristics of 12 of 72 voriconazole-treated patients who experienced hallucinations from March 2006 through November 2007. Hallucinations associated with voriconazole use are not uncommon. Doctors sh...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2008-07, Vol.47 (1), p.e7-e10
Main Authors: Zonios, Dimitrios I., Banacloche, Juan Gea, Childs, Richard, Bennett, John E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Female
Hallucinations - chemically induced
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pyrimidines - adverse effects
Pyrimidines - therapeutic use
Triazoles - adverse effects
Triazoles - therapeutic use
Voriconazole
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Summary:As part of a prospective natural history cohort study of voriconazole toxicity, we describe the characteristics of 12 of 72 voriconazole-treated patients who experienced hallucinations from March 2006 through November 2007. Hallucinations associated with voriconazole use are not uncommon. Doctors should be aware of this complication, and the recipients of the drug should be reassured that the hallucinations are an effect of the drug.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/588844