Hypokalaemia-induced rhabdomyolysis after treatment of post-Kala-azar dermal Leishmaniasis (PKDL) with high-dose AmBisome in Bangladesh-a case report

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Jun 12;8(6):e2864. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002864. eCollection 2014 Jun.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Amphotericin B / adverse effects*
  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
  • Antiprotozoal Agents / adverse effects*
  • Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bangladesh
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypokalemia / chemically induced*
  • Hypokalemia / complications*
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / drug therapy*
  • Leishmaniasis, Visceral / complications
  • Male
  • Rhabdomyolysis / etiology*
  • Rhabdomyolysis / pathology
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antiprotozoal Agents
  • liposomal amphotericin B
  • Amphotericin B

Grants and funding

No funding resources were required for the preparation of this manuscript.