Fidan T, Fidan V
Ataturk University, Faculty of Medicine Child Psychiatry, Erzurum, Turkey.
Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2009 Jun;47(6):402-4. doi: 10.5414/cpp47402.
Clarithromycin is a macrolide antibiotic widely used in children with respiratory infections. Mania is an extremely rare psychiatric side effect. A pediatric case of typical manic symptoms associated with clarithromycin-use and resembling those in adults is presented. It was notable that the patient had no genetic predisposition.