title: Toxicity of maduramicin.
abstract: This report documents the first presentation of seven human cases of poisoning with a compound used in poultry feed. The clinical presentation was a toxic polyneuropathy with rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure. We describe the protracted clinical course of one of these victims along with a tabulated description of the clinical course and relevant laboratory investigations of the others.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh - 160012, India. navneet_433@sify.com
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhalla
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced; D000328:Adult; D000821:Animal Feed; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000506:poisoning*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007783:Lactones / Q000506:poisoning; D008297:Male; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000139:chemically induced; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000139:chemically induced; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007783:Lactones; C018091:maduramicin