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Adverse Effects of Amphotericin B in Patients of Visceral Leishmaniasis: A Short Survey at Research Hospital Patna

Surabhi Bhatnagar1, Shweta1, Krishna Murti2, Ashok Kumar Gupta2 and Santosh Kumar Sudhakar3
  • 1 National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, India
  • 2 National Institute of Education and Research, India
  • 3 Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, India

Abstract

Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by Leishmania parasite. Leishmania currently affects 12 million people in 98 countries, with an annual incidence of approximately two million new cases. Leishmaniasis is a devastating disease impairing economic productivity and impeding socioeconomic development. The objective of this article was to study the adverse effects of amphotericin B in patients of visceral leishmaniasis which was carried out at Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (RMRIMS), Patna, India. The numbers of patients included were 19. Subjects of age groups 10-30 years (73.68%) were found to be more susceptible to visceral leishmaniasis. In this short survey we observed that the common adverse effects of amphotericin B among these patients were loss of appetite and nephrotoxicity.

Current Research in Virology
Volume 2 No. 1, 2013, 20-24

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajvsp.2013.20.24

Submitted On: 20 June 2013 Published On: 29 July 2013

How to Cite: Bhatnagar, S., Shweta, Murti, K., Gupta, A. K. & Sudhakar, S. K. (2013). Adverse Effects of Amphotericin B in Patients of Visceral Leishmaniasis: A Short Survey at Research Hospital Patna. Current Research in Virology, 2(1), 20-24. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajvsp.2013.20.24

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Keywords

  • Visceral Leishmaniasis
  • Amphotericin B
  • Adverse Effects