title: [A fatal case of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis after pentavalent antimonial use].
abstract: The authors report a case of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in a 45-year-old patient who was unsuccessfully treated with pentavalent antimonial for 30 days. After 10 days from the initial treatment and before starting a new therapeutic regimen with the same drug the patient died due to sudden cardiac arrest.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN.
authors.forename: Márcio Campos
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Rivadávio Fernandes Batista de
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Amorim
authors.forename: Roseana de Almeida
authors.initials: Rde A
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.forename: Antonio de Lisboa Lopes
authors.initials: Ade L
authors.lastname: Costa
mesh_terms: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007897:Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008536:Meglumine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate; D008875:Middle Aged; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D008536:Meglumine; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate