Cefepime is increasingly used as empiric treatment for fever in the setting of neutropenia. We present a patient with acute-on-chronic renal disease who received cefepime at the appropriate dose for his glomerular filtration rate but developed cefepime-associated encephalopathy. Here, we review neurologic toxicities of cefepime and present suggestions for work-up and management.
Keywords: cefepime; encephalopathy; leukemia; neurotoxicity; renal.
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