Andrew Wai Kei Ko, Arash Ghaffari-Rafi, Alvin Chan, William B Harris, Arcelita Imasa, Kore Kai Liow, Jason Viereck
Although frequently prescribed, certain antibiotics such as trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole carry the risk of a rare yet life-threatening adverse effect, termed drug-induced aseptic meningitis. Morbidity can be avoided if the medication is identified and discontinued. Patients in reported cases tend to be female and have an autoimmune disease or prior adverse reaction to the offending agent. As a rare and poorly characterized condition, the subset of patients using antibiotics at risk for aseptic meningitis remains unclear; hence, cataloging these adverse events remains critical for better elucidating the disease...
June 2021: Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare