title: Mefloquine toxicity presenting with polyneuropathy - a report of two cases in India.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Sanjay Gandhi PGIMS, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 226014, India. sjha@sgpgi.ac.in
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Raj
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D015767:Mefloquine