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Survival from pentamidine induced pancreatitis and diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Wood G.,
Wetzig N.,
Hogan P.,
Whitby M.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1991.tb04702.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pentamidine , pancreatitis , diabetes mellitus , intensive care medicine , gastroenterology , pediatrics , endocrinology , pneumonia
Serious and occasionally fatal reactions to pentamidine have been reported and with the increased use of the drug in immunocompromised patients they are likely to become more frequent. We report the development of acute pancreatitis and permanent diabetes mellitus in an AIDS patient treated with intravenous pentamidine for Pneumocystis pneumonia. The literature on pentamidine induced pancreatic damage is reviewed.