Hypokalemic Rhabdomyolysis and Myoglobinuria Following Amphotericin B Therapy
- 2 February 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 211 (5) , 824-826
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1970.03170050058017
Abstract
Amphotericin B-induced hypokalemia progressed to profound muscle weakness, rhabdomyolysis, and myoglobinuria in a patient with cryptococcal meningitis. Incomplete renal tubular acidosis which was present during therapy may have predisposed the patient to renal potassium wasting.Keywords
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