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Case Reports
. 2011 Jan-Feb;33(1):82.e5-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2010.07.002. Epub 2010 Aug 23.

A man who wanted to commit suicide by hanging himself: an adverse effect of ciprofloxacin

Amir I A Ahmed  1 , Frank M M A van der Heijden, Hanneke van den Berkmortel, Kees Kramers
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A man who wanted to commit suicide by hanging himself: an adverse effect of ciprofloxacin

Amir I A Ahmed et al. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2011 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

In this case report, we describe a man who developed recurrent depression and suicidal ideation with a serious plan to commit suicide as definite adverse effect of ciprofloxacin, which had been prescribed for recurrent prostatitis.

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