title: Complications of co-trimoxazole in treatment of AIDS-associated Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in homosexual men.
abstract: In 8 of 18 homosexual men with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) treated with intravenous co-trimoxazole (trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole) apparent drug-related complications developed during the course of acute therapy. A symptom complex of fevers and increasing malaise, often with nausea and headaches, developed usually after 9 days of therapy at a daily dosage of 20 mg/kg of trimethoprim and 100 mg/kg of sulphamethoxazole. These symptoms were associated with a diffuse erythematous maculopapular eruption and peripheral cytopenias. A similar picture was noted in two children with suspected AIDS-associated PCP. The high frequency of adverse reactions to co-trimoxazole therapy for PCP seems to be characteristic of AIDS patients.
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000009:adverse effects; D005334:Fever / Q000139:chemically induced; D006261:Headache / Q000139:chemically induced; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010198:Pancytopenia / Q000139:chemically induced; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole