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Hyperglycaemia induced by isoniazid preventive therapy
Author(s) -
Roshni Jhan Ganguly,
Rahul R Abraham,
Ramakrishna Prasad,
B C Rao
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_197_18
Subject(s) - medicine , isoniazid , tuberculosis , diabetes mellitus , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , type 2 diabetes mellitus , surgery , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , immunology , endocrinology , pathology
We report the case of a HIV-positive patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus who presented with uncontrolled blood sugars after the initiation of prophylactic isoniazid (INH) therapy. INH is widely used for prophylaxis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) around the world and INH-induced hyperglycaemia could be overlooked.

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