| Literature DB >> 25229226 |
Cláudia Maria Valete-Rosalino1, Maria Helena Araujo-Melo1, Débora Cristina de Oliveira Bezerra2, Renata Oliveira de Barcelos2, Vanessa de Melo-Ferreira1, Tânia Salgado de Sousa Torraca1, Ana Cristina da Costa Martins1, João Soares Moreira1, Mirian Catherine Melgares Vargas1, Frederico Pereira Bom Braga1, Mariza de Matos Salgueiro1, Maurício Naoto Saheki1, Armando Oliveira Schubach1.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Pentavalent antimonials are the first drug of choice in the treatment of tegumentary leishmaniasis. Data on ototoxicity related with such drugs is scarcely available in literature, leading us to develop a study on cochleovestibular functions. CASE REPORT: A case of a tegumentary leishmaniasis patient, a 78-year-old man who presented a substantial increase in auditory threshold with tinnitus and severe rotatory dizziness during the treatment with meglumine antimoniate, is reported. These symptoms worsened in two weeks after treatment was interrupted.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25229226 PMCID: PMC4172117 DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652014000500012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo ISSN: 0036-4665 Impact factor: 1.846