Esitalopram Tedavisi Alan Hastada Gelişen Linezolide Bağlı Serotonin Sendromu

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ALKAN S., YILMAZ M., YILDIZ E., ALIRAVCI I. D., DİNDAR DEMİRAY E. K.

Osmangazi Tıp Dergisi, vol.43, no.1, pp.82-85, 2021 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

  • Publication Type: Article / Case Report
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.20515/otd.660309
  • Journal Name: Osmangazi Tıp Dergisi
  • Journal Indexes: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.82-85
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Serotonin syndrome is a potentiallyfatalconditioncaused by overstimulation of serotonin receptors in the centraland peripheralnervous system. Serotonin syndrome developsdueto the increasedamount of serotonin duetoincreasedserotoninsynthesisorrelease, decreasedmetabolism, inhibition of reuptakeand / ordirectagonistic to serotonin receptors. Intheliterature, rarecases of serotoninsyndromeduetolinezolid have been reported. Inthisreport, wepresent a case of serotoninsyndromedeveloped in a patientreceivinglinezolid therapy fordiabetic foot infectionandreceivingescitalopramtreatment for major depression.

Keywords: Linezolid, escitalopram, serotonin syndrome