Unraveling the Enigma of Anti-Tubercular Drug-Induced Vitamin B6 Deficiency and its Role in Provoking Convulsive Seizures: A Revelatory Case Report

Authors

  • Utpal Bhui
  • Subhajit Sarkar
  • Joy Das
  • Indra Kumar Ghoshal
  • Abhik Saha
  • Bimlesh Kumar

Keywords:

Cat 1 ATD, Hepatotoxicity, Convulsion, Tuberculosis, Vitamin deficiency, Drug-drug interaction, Adverse drug reaction

Abstract

The 65-year-old female patient with active tuberculosis who was hospitalized to the primary hospital and was on Category 1 Antitubercular Drugs (Cat 1 ATD) is the subject of this case report. The patient had complications, a reduced appetite, had stopped eating, was nauseous, and had vomited. Eight months prior, the patient has prescribed the first-line anti-tubercular medications rifampin, rifabutin, ethambutol, and isoniazid. Three months prior, the patient stopped taking the medicine. Now, as a result of an unfavorable drug reaction to anti-tubercular medications, the patient had acquired acute hepatitis and convulsive seizuresdue to vitamin B6 deficiency.

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Author Biographies

  • Utpal Bhui

     

     

  • Subhajit Sarkar

     

     

  • Joy Das

     

     

  • Indra Kumar Ghoshal

     

     

  • Abhik Saha

     

     

  • Bimlesh Kumar

     

     

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Published

2023-07-01

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Case Report

How to Cite

Unraveling the Enigma of Anti-Tubercular Drug-Induced Vitamin B6 Deficiency and its Role in Provoking Convulsive Seizures: A Revelatory Case Report. (2023). Indian Journal of Pharmacy & Drug Studies, 2(3), 124-126. https://mansapublishers.com/index.php/ijpds/article/view/4052

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