Abstract
The authors report a case of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in a 45-year-old patient who was unsuccessfully treated with pentavalent antimonial for 30 days. After 10 days from the initial treatment and before starting a new therapeutic regimen with the same drug the patient died due to sudden cardiac arrest.
MeSH terms
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Antiprotozoal Agents / adverse effects*
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Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology*
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Fatal Outcome
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Humans
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Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous / drug therapy*
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Male
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Meglumine / adverse effects*
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Meglumine Antimoniate
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Middle Aged
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Nose Diseases / drug therapy
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Nose Diseases / etiology
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Oral Ulcer / drug therapy
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Oral Ulcer / etiology
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Organometallic Compounds / adverse effects*
Substances
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Antiprotozoal Agents
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Organometallic Compounds
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Meglumine
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Meglumine Antimoniate