Pentamidine and Pancreatitis
Authors: SERGIO SALMERON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1986)

Letters and Corrections1 July 1986Pentamidine and PancreatitisSERGIO SALMERON, M.D., PATRICK PETITPRETZ, M.D., CHRISTINE KATLAMA, M.D., PHILIPPE HERVE, M.D., FRANCOIS BRIVET, M.D., GERALD SIMONNEAU, M.D., PIERRE DUROUX, M.D., BERNARD RéGNIER, M.D.SERGIO SALMERON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, PATRICK PETITPRETZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, CHRISTINE KATLAMA, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, PHILIPPE HERVE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, FRANCOIS BRIVET, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, GERALD SIMONNEAU, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, PIERRE DUROUX, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, BERNARD RéGNIER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-105-1-140_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Among the adverse effects of pentamidine, fatal acute pancreatitis has never been reported. We have seen this complication in two patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome treated with pentamidine for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. We report here the more illustrative case.A 27-year-old woman was hospitalized with interstitial pneumonia. At admission she was afebrile; abdominal findings and results of hematologic studies were normal. Bronchoalveolar lavage was positive forP. cariniipneumonia, and therapy with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (20 and 100 mg/kg body weight · d, respectively) was started. Despite initial improvement, her temperature rose to 40.5 °C after 3 weeks,...References1. ANTONOW D. Acute pancreatitis associated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Ann Intern Med. 1986;104:363-5. LinkGoogle Scholar2. GEOKASBALTAXEBANKS MHP. Acute pancreatitis. Ann Intern Med. 1985;103:86-100. LinkGoogle Scholar3. MURPHEYJOSEPHS SA. Acute pancreatitis associated with pentamidine therapy. Arch Intern Med. 1981;141:56-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. 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