Literature DB >> 16242740

Mefloquine toxicity presenting with polyneuropathy - a report of two cases in India.

Sanjeev Jha1, Rajesh Kumar, Raj Kumar.   

Abstract

We report two cases of people from different states in India who developed polyneuropathy following intake of mefloquine for treatment of malaria. To the best of our knowledge this has not been reported before.

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Year:  2005        PMID： 16242740     DOI： 10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.08.006

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg        ISSN： 0035-9203            Impact factor:   2.184


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