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Case Reports
. 2018 Sep 15;11(6):158-159.
doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000769.

Spinal Cord Neuromodulation Therapy for Levofloxacin-Reinduced Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Neurotoxicity: A Case Report

David Hao  1 , Geza Kiss, William Grubb, Shaul Cohen, Danielle Levin, Ashraf Sakr
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Case Reports

Spinal Cord Neuromodulation Therapy for Levofloxacin-Reinduced Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Neurotoxicity: A Case Report

David Hao et al. A A Pract. .

Abstract

Fluoroquinolones are a class of popular outpatient antimicrobial agents with a wide spectrum of therapeutic indications for respiratory and genitourinary infections. Though the most common side effects are gastrointestinal, fluoroquinolones have been increasingly associated with neurotoxicity including peripheral neuropathy and seizures. We present here a case of a 43-year-old woman with previously resolved type I complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) who presented with symptoms of CRPS and neurotoxicity in the setting of levofloxacin administration. Our aim is to advocate for increased caution in prescribing to patients with a history of neuropathology including CRPS.

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