title: Hypokalaemia-induced rhabdomyolysis after treatment of post-Kala-azar dermal Leishmaniasis (PKDL) with high-dose AmBisome in Bangladesh-a case report.
authors.affiliation: Médecins Sans Frontières, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ulrika
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Marking
authors.affiliation: Médecins Sans Frontières, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Margriet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: den Boer
authors.affiliation: Médecins Sans Frontières, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Asish Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Médecins Sans Frontières, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Elshafie Mohamed
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rollason
authors.affiliation: Communicable Disease Control, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Be-Nazir
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Robert N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.affiliation: Médecins Sans Frontières, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Koert
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ritmeijer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001459:Bangladesh; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications*; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; C068538:liposomal amphotericin B; D000666:Amphotericin B