Document 0702 DOCN M9610702 TI Clarithromycin-induced mania in two patients with AIDS. DT 9601 AU Nightingale SD; Koster FT; Mertz GJ; Loss SD; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USA. SO Clin Infect Dis. 1995 Jun;20(6):1563-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96034955 AB Acute psychosis was observed in two patients with AIDS who were treated with clarithromycin for disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection. The psychosis resolved when treatment with clarithromycin was discontinued and recurred when it was resumed. An adverse response to clarithromycin therapy is a rare but curable cause of acute psychosis in patients with AIDS. DE Adult AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/*DRUG THERAPY Case Report Clarithromycin/*ADVERSE EFFECTS/THERAPEUTIC USE Human Male Manic Disorder/*CHEMICALLY INDUCED/COMPLICATIONS Mycobacterium avium Complex/ISOLATION & PURIF Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection/COMPLICATIONS/*DRUG THERAPY JOURNAL ARTICLE SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).