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Psychosis as Harbinger of Phenytoin Toxicity


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1 Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, Delhi, India
     

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Psychosis with phenytoin use has earlier been reported only in the context of Vitamin B12 or folic acid deficiency. We report a rare case of phenytoin toxicity manifesting as psychosis in the absence of Vitamin deficiency. The importance of recognition of psychosis as a harbinger of phenytoin toxicity and implications for management are discussed.

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Phenytoin, Psychosis, Toxicity.
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Manish Borasi
Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, Delhi, India
R. Pravin Verma
Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, Delhi, India
Sumit Kumar Gupta
Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, Delhi, India

Abstract


Psychosis with phenytoin use has earlier been reported only in the context of Vitamin B12 or folic acid deficiency. We report a rare case of phenytoin toxicity manifesting as psychosis in the absence of Vitamin deficiency. The importance of recognition of psychosis as a harbinger of phenytoin toxicity and implications for management are discussed.

Keywords


Phenytoin, Psychosis, Toxicity.