Mefloquine toxicity presenting with polyneuropathy - a report of two cases in India.
We report two cases of people from different states in India who developed polyneuropathy following intake of mefloquine for treatment of malaria. To the best of our knowledge this has not been reported before.
Jha
Sanjeev
S
Department of Neurology, Sanjay Gandhi PGIMS, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 226014, India. sjha@sgpgi.ac.in
Kumar
Rajesh
R
Kumar
Raj
R
D000328:Adult; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology*; D004890:Erythema / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D015767:Mefloquine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced*
D000962:Antimalarials; D015767:Mefloquine