Severe hypokalemia and rhabdomyolysis associated with itraconazole therapy

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1024-1025

  Ruiz Contreras, Jesús ^a   Rodriguez, Rocío ^a   Gómez De Quero, Pedro ^a   González Tomé, María Isabel ^a   Sánchez Díaz, Juan I ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hypokalemia; Itraconazole; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN BIOPSY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 0345276606     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000095469.21361.39     Document Type: Article

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