Seizures in an Immunocompetent Adult From Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Is Isoniazid to Blame?

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 23;7(5):ofaa144. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa144. eCollection 2020 May.

Abstract

Isoniazid-induced seizures are a rare adverse reaction especially in immunocompetent adults. We report a case of a healthy man with seizures shortly after ingestion of his first therapeutic dose of isoniazid with rifapentine therapy for treatment of latent tuberculosis infection. Only 6 other similar cases are reported in the literature.

Keywords: isoniazid; latent tuberculosis; pyridoxine; seizures; tuberculosis.