Wittes R C, Saginur R
Division of Infectious Disease, Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ont.
CMAJ. 1995 Feb 15;152(4):515-7.
A 40-year-old man with no history of neuropsychiatric illness was taking one 250-mg tablet of mefloquine (MFQ) weekly for malaria prophylaxis while in Tanzania. He experienced no adverse reaction in association with his first two doses. Concurrently with both his third and his fourth dose he consumed about half a litre of whisky. On both occasions he experienced hallucinations, paranoid delusions and suicidal ideation. Thereafter he continued taking the MFQ, abstained completely from ethanol ingestion and had no recurrence of psychiatric symptoms. It is hypothesized that the combination of MFQ and ethanol caused the two episodes of severe psychiatric disturbance.
一名40岁无神经精神疾病史的男子在坦桑尼亚期间,每周服用一片250毫克的甲氟喹(MFQ)预防疟疾。他在前两剂服用期间未出现不良反应。在第三剂和第四剂服用时,他同时饮用了约半升威士忌。两次他都出现了幻觉、偏执妄想和自杀念头。此后,他继续服用甲氟喹,完全戒酒,精神症状未再复发。据推测,甲氟喹和乙醇的联用导致了这两起严重精神障碍发作。