Quinacrine-induced psychiatric disturbances in a child with common variable immunodeficiency and chronic giardiasis
Articles > Article · 2002
Authors: F GENEL, S ERERMIS, Güzide AKSU, C OZTURK, Necil KÜTÜKÇÜLER
HUMAN PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2002, vol 17, pp 357-359
DOI: 10.1002/hup.427
Summary
Psychiatric disorders due to quinacrine for antiparasitic therapy represent an infrequent, but serious, complication. The remarkable course of a 12-year-old boy with common variable immunodeficiency who developed severe psychiatric reactions following quinacrine therapy for his resistant chronic giardiasis is presented. The broad clinical spectrum of quinacrine-associated neuropsychiatric disturbances has been emphasized for the clinicians. Copyright (C) 2002 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.