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

Marking, Ulrika; den Boer, Margriet; Das, Asish Kumar; Ahmed, Elshafie Mohamed; Rollason, Victoria; Ahmed, Be-Nazir; Davidson, Robert N; Ritmeijer, Koert

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002864

Scientific article

English

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

ContributorsMarking, Ulrika; den Boer, Margriet; Das, Asish Kumar; Ahmed, Elshafie Mohamed; Rollason, Victoria; Ahmed, Be-Nazir; Davidson, Robert N; Ritmeijer, Koert

Published inPLoS neglected tropical diseases, vol. 8, no. 6, e2864

Publication date2014

Keywords

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

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département d'anesthésiologie, pharmacologie, soins intensifs et urgences

Research groups

Groupe Desmeules Jules (pharmacologie/toxicologie) (567)

Citation (ISO format)

MARKING, Ulrika et al. Hypokalaemia-induced rhabdomyolysis after treatment of post-Kala-azar dermal Leishmaniasis (PKDL) with high-dose AmBisome in Bangladesh-a case report. In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2014, vol. 8, n° 6, p. e2864. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002864