Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2019

A CASE OF ACUTE PSYCHOSIS INDUCED BY TOPICAL 1% CYCLOPENTOLATE EYE DROPS IN A YOUNG CHILD

Nidhi Nagori, Himank Doshi

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Cyclopentolate is used in situations requiring mydriasis and cycloplegia. Systemic absorption of the drug can occur transconjunctivally or via nasolacrimal duct through highly vascular nasal mucosa. Topical Cyclopentolate may manifest CNS effects like restlessness, hallucination, psychosis, hyperactivity, seizures, incoherent speech, and ataxia. A 10 year old female child was seen in ophthalmology outpatient department for the refractive error assessment so single drop of 1% Cyclopentolate eye drops was instilled to both eyes 3–4 times at an interval of 10–15 minutes. After 1 hour the child became restless, irritable and started talking irrelevantly with hallucinatory behavior.The child was then diagnosed with Acute Psychosis induced by Cyclopentolate. Her symptoms were resolved spontaneously after few hours and she was discharged after 24 hours of observation.

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A CASE OF ACUTE PSYCHOSIS INDUCED BY TOPICAL 1% CYCLOPENTOLATE EYE DROPS IN A YOUNG CHILD, NIDHI NAGORI, HIMANK DOSHI INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-5 | May-2019

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