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pentamidine and Fever

pentamidine has been researched along with Fever in 8 studies

Pentamidine: Antiprotozoal agent effective in trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, and some fungal infections; used in treatment of PNEUMOCYSTIS pneumonia in HIV-infected patients. It may cause diabetes mellitus, central nervous system damage, and other toxic effects.
pentamidine : A diether consisting of pentane-1,5-diol in which both hydroxyl hydrogens have been replaced by 4-amidinophenyl groups. A trypanocidal drug that is used for treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis and Chagas disease.

Fever: An abnormal elevation of body temperature, usually as a result of a pathologic process.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" Only 5 of 37 patients started on trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole were able to complete treatment; in 29 patients drug toxicity occurred and in 19 treatment was changed due to adverse reactions that included rash, fever, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and transaminase elevation."7.67Adverse reactions to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. ( Gordin, FM; Mills, J; Simon, GL; Wofsy, CB, 1984)
" Only 5 of 37 patients started on trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole were able to complete treatment; in 29 patients drug toxicity occurred and in 19 treatment was changed due to adverse reactions that included rash, fever, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and transaminase elevation."3.67Adverse reactions to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. ( Gordin, FM; Mills, J; Simon, GL; Wofsy, CB, 1984)
"African trypanosomiasis is a parasitic infection sporadically imported to Europe by tourists or immigrants returning from endemic areas."1.40Outcome of acute East African trypanosomiasis in a Polish traveller treated with pentamidine. ( Clerinx, J; Geysen, D; Paul, M; Smuszkiewicz, P; Stefaniak, J; Van Esbroeck, M, 2014)
"This report describes a case of West African trypanosomiasis involving a Caucasian Frenchman living in Conackry, Guinea."1.31[Human African trypanosomiasis from Trypanosoma brucei gambiense with inoculation chancre in a French expatriate]. ( Chapuis, P; Djossou, F; Le Bras, M; Longy-Boursier, M; Malvy, D; Weill, FX, 2001)

Research

Studies (8)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (12.50)18.7374
1990's1 (12.50)18.2507
2000's2 (25.00)29.6817
2010's4 (50.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Boodman, C1
Libman, M1
Ndao, M1
Yansouni, CP1
Paul, M1
Stefaniak, J1
Smuszkiewicz, P1
Van Esbroeck, M1
Geysen, D1
Clerinx, J1
Deschamps, JY1
Desquesnes, M1
Dorso, L1
Ravel, S1
Bossard, G1
Charbonneau, M1
Garand, A1
Roux, FA1
Richter, J1
Göbels, S1
Göbel, T1
Westenfeld, R1
Müller-Stöver, I1
Häussinger, D1
Uslan, DZ1
Jacobson, KM1
Kumar, N1
Berbari, EF1
Orenstein, R1
Gordin, FM1
Simon, GL1
Wofsy, CB1
Mills, J1
Malvy, D1
Djossou, F1
Weill, FX1
Chapuis, P1
Longy-Boursier, M1
Le Bras, M1
Grohe, C1
Overlack, A1
Vetter, H1

Other Studies

8 other studies available for pentamidine and Fever

ArticleYear
Case Report:
    The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2019, Volume: 101, Issue:1

    Topics: Coinfection; Congo; Female; Fever; HIV Infections; HIV-1; Humans; Middle Aged; Multiple Myeloma; Pen

2019
Outcome of acute East African trypanosomiasis in a Polish traveller treated with pentamidine.
    BMC infectious diseases, 2014, Feb-27, Volume: 14

    Topics: Diagnosis, Differential; Erythema; Fever; Humans; Insect Bites and Stings; Male; Middle Aged; Pentam

2014
Refractory hypoglycaemia in a dog infected with Trypanosoma congolense.
    Parasite (Paris, France), 2016, Volume: 23

    Topics: Africa South of the Sahara; Animals; Antiprotozoal Agents; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Female; Fever; Glucos

2016
A returning traveller with fever, facial swelling, and skin lesions.
    BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2012, Mar-22, Volume: 344

    Topics: Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Animals; Diagnosis, Differential; Disease Progression; Face; Fever; Humans;

2012
A woman with fever and rash after African safari.
    Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2006, Sep-01, Volume: 43, Issue:5

    Topics: Africa; Exanthema; Female; Fever; Humans; Melarsoprol; Middle Aged; Pentamidine; Suramin; Travel; Tr

2006
Adverse reactions to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
    Annals of internal medicine, 1984, Volume: 100, Issue:4

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Adult; Drug Combinations; Drug Eruptions; Drug Hypersensitivity;

1984
[Human African trypanosomiasis from Trypanosoma brucei gambiense with inoculation chancre in a French expatriate].
    Medecine tropicale : revue du Corps de sante colonial, 2001, Volume: 61, Issue:4-5

    Topics: Animals; Antibodies, Protozoan; Erythema; Fever; France; Guinea; Humans; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglo

2001
[Weight loss, fever, dyspnea].
    Schweizerische Rundschau fur Medizin Praxis = Revue suisse de medecine Praxis, 1990, Jan-30, Volume: 79, Issue:5

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Adult; Aerosols; Dyspnea; Fever; Humans; Male; Pentamidine; Pneu

1990