Sign change in the modified Bessel differential equation

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The modified Bessel differential equation is:

$$x^2y" + xy' - (x^2 + n^2)y = 0$$

I want to solve a differential equation and then calculate the Fourier transform of slightly different equation: $$x^2y" + xy' - (cx^2 - n^2)y = 0$$

I found that the solution to the above equations can be written in terms of solutions of the first equation in the following way:

$$K_{in} = \frac{\pi}{2 \sinh{\pi n}} [I_{-in}(x) - I_{in}(x)]$$

I wanted to calculate the Fourier transform of $K_{ia}$ but since the order of the Modified Bessel function is imaginary, I am not sure what to do. Can anyone point out any reference?