Convulsion due to Ertapenem in a Renal Transplant Patient

Senel E., Guzel F. B., Agaoglu A. B., Nazik S., Erken E., Altunoren O., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY, sa.2, ss.150-153, 2019 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/turkjnephrol.2019.3177
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.150-153
  • Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

A new generation carbapenem, ertapenem has an important advantage as it can be administered once a day. Among carbapenems imipenem is known to have neurotoxic side effects and reduces the seizure threshold in the kidney diseases' patient population. Rare cases of ertapenem neurotoxicity have been reported. We present a 53-year-old kidney transplant recipient with generalized convulsions who had renal dysfunction and was under ertapenem treatment due to urinary tract infection.