Clinical Review
Peripheral Neuropathy in a Patient Taking Ciprofloxacin
Case in Point
Fed Pract. 2008 December;25(12):25
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Norak P. Chhieng, MD, LCDR, MC, USN, Michael J. Matteucci, MD, CDR, MC, USN, and Richard F. Clark, MD
LCDR Chhieng is the chief of emergency medicine at Naval Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan. CDR Matteucci and Dr. Clark both are clinical toxicologists in the division of medical toxicology at University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego. In addition, CDR Matteucci is a staff physician in the department of emergency medicine at Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA.
This case, strengthened by an unintentional rechallenge, adds to a growing body of anecdotal evidence that the often prescribed ciprofloxacin may be associated with peripheral neuropathy.