Rhabdomyolysis associated with pentamidine isethionate therapy for American cutaneous leishmaniasis [8]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1319-1320

  Delobel, Pierre ^a   Pradinaud, Roger ^b  

^a CHU PURPAN   (France)

^b A Rosemon General Hospital   (French Guiana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; PENTAMIDINE ISETHIONATE; PENTAMIDINE MESYLATE; PRALIDOXIME CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INJECTION PAIN; LEISHMANIA; LETTER; NAUSEA; NEPHROTOXICITY; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; VOMITING;

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CREATINE KINASE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; PENTAMIDINE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 0037764047     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkg195     Document Type: Letter

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