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Severe sequelae in bilateral acute iris transillumination syndrome secondary to the use of oral moxifloxacin: a case report.

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NeURos research group, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la salud, Universidad del Rosario, Carrera 24 # 63 C 69, Bogotá, Colombia.

Background: Moxifloxacin is a fourth-generation fluoroquinolone used as a second-line treatment for multiple bacterial infections. Uveitis has been described as an adverse effect related to this medication. Although several case reports have been published describing uveitis and bilateral acute iris transillumination syndrome related to moxifloxacin, we present a unique case of a patient with severe sequelae associated with bilateral acute iris transillumination syndrome secondary to the use of oral moxifloxacin.

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Moxifloxacin-induced QT interval prolongation and torsades de pointes: a narrative review.

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a Department of Pharmacy , University of Peshawar, Peshawar , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistan.

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Areas Covered: A review of published literature on moxifloxacin-related QTIP and TdP.

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Moxifloxacin Increases Heart Rate in Humans.

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February 2017

Tarizona eHealth Services, Tucson, AZ 85732, USA.

(1) : We assessed the effect of moxifloxacin on heart rate, and reviewed the heart rate effects of other antibiotics; (2) : A total of 335 normal volunteers had 12-lead electrocardiograms recorded at multiple time points before and during treatment with moxifloxacin and with placebo in seven consecutive, thorough QT studies of crossover design; (3) : The average baseline heart rate across the seven studies was 61.5 bpm. The heart rate after moxifloxacin dosing was analyzed at five time points shared by all seven studies (hours 1, 2, 3, 12 and 24).

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