TY - JOUR
T1 - Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole induced multiorgan dysfunction
AU - Lee, Joshua Seung Oh
AU - Owshalimpur, David
AU - Schofield, Christina
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - A 22-year-old African-American man with AIDS who had recently started on trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole daily for pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia prophylaxis presented with an altered mental state, malaise and nausea was found to have hepatitis, pancreatitis, rhabdomyolitis, acute kidney injury and haemolytic anaemia. Cessation of Bactrim and supportive care with volume expansion resolved his clinical symptoms and laboratory abnormalities.
AB - A 22-year-old African-American man with AIDS who had recently started on trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole daily for pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia prophylaxis presented with an altered mental state, malaise and nausea was found to have hepatitis, pancreatitis, rhabdomyolitis, acute kidney injury and haemolytic anaemia. Cessation of Bactrim and supportive care with volume expansion resolved his clinical symptoms and laboratory abnormalities.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84872702323&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2012-007460
DO - 10.1136/bcr-2012-007460
M3 - Article
C2 - 23257644
AN - SCOPUS:84872702323
SN - 1757-790X
JO - BMJ Case Reports
JF - BMJ Case Reports
M1 - 1454
ER -