Gentamicin induced acute hypereosinophilia

Gentamicin induced acute hypereosinophilia

Gentamicin, an aminoglycoside, has been used for the treatment of severe infections by both Gram positive and negative organisms. Nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity are the common adverse effects. The patient being described had urinary tract infection for which he received gentamicin, and developed hyp...

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Main Authors: Robin George Manappallil, Mele Chelakkoth Sabir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara 2019-05-01
Series:Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
gentamicin
hypereosinophilia
corticosteroids
Online Access:https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/23261
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spelling doaj-47171fc438d84248a8a4b8d46642b7102020-11-25T02:15:38ZengManipal College of Medical Sciences, PokharaAsian Journal of Medical Sciences2467-91002091-05762019-05-011035455https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v10i3.23261Gentamicin induced acute hypereosinophiliaRobin George Manappallil0Mele Chelakkoth Sabir 1Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut, Kerala 673004 India http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3973-6800Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut, Kerala, IndiaGentamicin, an aminoglycoside, has been used for the treatment of severe infections by both Gram positive and negative organisms. Nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity are the common adverse effects. The patient being described had urinary tract infection for which he received gentamicin, and developed hypereosinophilia. To the best of our knowledge, this is an unreported event.https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/23261gentamicinhypereosinophiliacorticosteroids
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Gentamicin induced acute hypereosinophilia
Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
gentamicin
hypereosinophilia
corticosteroids
author_facet Robin George Manappallil
Mele Chelakkoth Sabir
author_sort Robin George Manappallil
title Gentamicin induced acute hypereosinophilia
title_short Gentamicin induced acute hypereosinophilia
title_full Gentamicin induced acute hypereosinophilia
title_fullStr Gentamicin induced acute hypereosinophilia
title_full_unstemmed Gentamicin induced acute hypereosinophilia
title_sort gentamicin induced acute hypereosinophilia
publisher Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara
series Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
issn 2467-9100
2091-0576
publishDate 2019-05-01
description Gentamicin, an aminoglycoside, has been used for the treatment of severe infections by both Gram positive and negative organisms. Nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity are the common adverse effects. The patient being described had urinary tract infection for which he received gentamicin, and developed hypereosinophilia. To the best of our knowledge, this is an unreported event.
topic gentamicin
hypereosinophilia
corticosteroids
url https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/23261
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