Severe hypomagnesemia associated with pentamidine therapy. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • A case of severe hypomagnesemia in a patient with AIDS that manifested as changes in mental status is presented. The hypomagnesemia was due to renal wasting of magnesium, most probably caused by pentamidine-induced renal tubular injury. This entity has been reported once before and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of altered mental status in patients with AIDS.

publication date

  • January 1, 1991

Research

keywords

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
  • Magnesium
  • Magnesium Deficiency
  • Pentamidine
  • Pneumonia, Pneumocystis

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0025762184

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1093/clinids/13.3.511

PubMed ID

  • 1866558

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 13

issue

  • 3