International Journal of Mental Health & PsychiatryISSN: 2471-4372

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Shailesh Jain Author

bobby.jain@ttuhsc.edu 432-620-5837

Subjects of specialization
Tacrolimus; Mania; Psychosis

Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, Texas Tech Health Science Center, School of Medicine - Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas, USA

Biography

Senior Consultant (Neurosurgery) - Max Hospital, Shalimar Bagh Senior Consultant - Saroj Super Speciality Hospital Clinical Observer (Spine Surgery) - Cleveland, Ohio, USA Clinical Fellowship in Interventional Neurosurgery (FINR) - Zurich, Switzerland Fellow (Stroke & Neuro Intervention) - KEM Hospital, Mumbai MCh (Neurosurgery) - All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi MS (General Surgery)

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Tacrolimus induced Mania with Psychosis - A Case Report

Author(s):

Shailesh Jain, Yu Hsuan Liao and Duy Li

We are reporting a case of tacrolimus (Prograf) induced mania with psychotic features in a 68-year-old woman (Ms. A) with recent treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Neurotoxicity and delirium have been reported to occur with the macrolide immune suppressive tacrolimus in hepatic and renal allograph transplantations. In addition, nephrotoxicity and anxiety in renal transplants have been correlated with high trough tacrolimus blood concentrations (normal: 5-15 ng/ml, multi-enzymatic immunoassay). Our case is unique in that mania with view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2471-4372.1000110

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