Myopathy caused by polymyxin E: functional disorder of the cell membrane
- 1 December 1974
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 37 (12) , 1343-1345
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.37.12.1343
Abstract
A myopathy caused by the activity of polymyxin E on the cell membrane was accompained by immunological manifestations. There were also disturbances of the central nervous system, contrasting with the absence of serious renal lesion.Keywords
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