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To the Editor: Several reports of ganciclovir-induced psychiatric disturbances have been reported in the medical literature.^1,2,3 Two cases involved patients with mild renal insufficiency^1,2 and one a patient who was undergoing hemodialysis.³ Since ganciclovir is primarily eliminated through the kidney as the parent compound (91 percent),⁴ renal failure probably contributed to these cases. We describe a case of ganciclovir-induced psychosis that was not associated with renal insufficiency.

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