High frequency of serious side effects from meglumine antimoniate given without an upper limit dose for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in human immunodeficiency virus type-1-infected patients

被引：61

作者：

Delgado, J

Macías, J

Pineda, JA

Corzo, JE

González-Moreno, MP

De la Rosa, R

Sánchez-Quijano, A

Leal, M

Lissen, E

机构：

[1] Hosp Univ Virgen Rocio, Dept Med Interna, Grp Estudio Hepatitis Virica & SIDA, Seville 41013, Spain

[2] Hosp Univ Valme, Dept Med Interna, Seville, Spain

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE | 1999年 / 61卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.766

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Organic pentavalent antimonials are one of the mainstays of treatment for visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Few data are available on the toxicity and efficacy of these drugs at the dosing schedule recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Atlanta, GA), We analyzed 25 VL episodes in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients who were heated with meglumine antimoniate (MA) at the CDC-recommended dose in southern Spain. Adverse effects were observed in 14 (56%) VL episodes. In 7 (28%), treatment with MA was permanently discontinued due to serious adverse effects that included acute pancreatitis, acute renal failure, and leukopenia. Three (12%) patients died during therapy due to severe acute pancreatitis attributable to MA. The dosing regimen of MA currently recommended for treating VL is associated with a high rate of serious side effects in HIV-infected patients.

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页码：766 / 769

页数：4

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