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Approximately 4 hours earlier, she had developed a pruritic rash on her trunk and limbs, and 3 hours before this had taken a first dose of levofloxacin. The fluoroquinolone had been prescribed for treatment of an upper respiratory tract infection. She had developed a skin rash approximately 3 years earlier following ciprofloxacin prescribed for a urinary tract infection. On admission, the patient had a normal neurologic examination. She was mildly hypomagnesemic (serum magnesium 1.7 mg\/dL), with no other electrolyte imbalances present. Skin biopsy confirmed TEN. The lesions progressed to involve 30% of the body surface area and were managed with polymyxin B and gramicidin cream. Levofloxacin was discontinued on admission, and no anticonvulsants were prescribed. The woman remained seizure-free at discharge one week later.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>DISCUSSION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Generalized tonic\u2014clonic seizures are a rare complication of levofloxacin therapy. TEN following levofloxacin use has, to our knowledge, as of March 28, 2005, been previously reported only once. The seizure and TEN were probably induced by levofloxacin as corroborated by the Naranjo probability scale. We believe that the previous adverse dermatologic reaction to ciprofloxacin sensitized our patient to levofloxacin.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These rare adverse reactions to levofloxacin, involving disparate organ systems, can occur simultaneously. A previous dematologic adverse reaction to a fluoroquinolone can sensitize a patient to more severe adverse reactions (with onset after only a single dose of the subsequent fluoroquinolone). Further fluoroquinolone use should be avoided in such patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1345\/aph.1e587","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2005,4,13]],"date-time":"2005-04-13T01:04:51Z","timestamp":1113354291000},"page":"953-955","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":26,"title":["Generalized Seizure and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis following Levofloxacin Exposure"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"39","author":[{"given":"Megan J","family":"Christie","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Megan J Christie Clinical Research Student, University of Toronto, Nephrology Associates, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, and Scarborough General Hospital, Scarborough"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Karen","family":"Wong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Karen Wong BScPh, Clinical Pharmacist, Scarborough General Hospital"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Robert H","family":"Ting","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Robert H Ting MD, Nephrologist and General lnternist, Nephrology Associates and Scarborough General Hospital"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Paul Y","family":"Tam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Paul Y Tam MD, Nephrologist, Nephrology Associates; Director of Renal Department, Scarborough General Hospital"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tabo Gordon","family":"Sikaneta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tabo Gordon Sikaneta MD, Nephrologist and Clinical Researcher, Nephrology Associates; General Internist, Scarborough General Hospital"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2005,5,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-aph.1E587","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1086\/515104"},{"key":"bibr2-aph.1E587","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1159\/000057839"},{"key":"bibr3-aph.1E587","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1345\/aph.10359"},{"key":"bibr4-aph.1E587","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0735-6757(03)00097-4"},{"key":"bibr5-aph.1E587","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0196-0644(05)82337-6"},{"key":"bibr6-aph.1E587","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2165\/00002018-200225020-00004"},{"key":"bibr7-aph.1E587","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1128\/AAC.42.7.1831"},{"key":"bibr8-aph.1E587","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1592\/phco.22.9.789.34074"},{"key":"bibr9-aph.1E587","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1159\/000245726"},{"key":"bibr10-aph.1E587","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1523-1747.2000.00037.x"},{"key":"bibr11-aph.1E587","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/106002809302701212"},{"key":"bibr12-aph.1E587","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/clpt.1981.154"}],"container-title":["Annals of Pharmacotherapy"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1345\/aph.1E587","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full-xml\/10.1345\/aph.1E587","content-type":"application\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1345\/aph.1E587","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,28]],"date-time":"2026-04-28T11:10:13Z","timestamp":1777374613000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1345\/aph.1E587"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2005,5]]},"references-count":12,"journal-issue":{"issue":"5","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2005,5]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1345\/aph.1E587"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1345\/aph.1e587","relation":{},"ISSN":["1060-0280","1542-6270"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1060-0280","type":"print"},{"value":"1542-6270","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2005,5]]}}}