Moxifloxacin Induced Acute Delirium with Visual Hallucinations

A few reports accuse and implicate moxifloxacin as a contributor to delirium state.Here, we report the A 60-year-old female patient, who developed acute delirium with visual hallucinations following treatment with moxifloxacin for atypical pneumonia.

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