Cardiopulmonary Toxicity after Liposomal Amphotericin B Infusion
Authors: Stewart J. Levine, Thomas J. Walsh, Anthony Martinez, Peter Q. Eichacker, Gabriel Lopez-Berestein, Charles Natanson
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1991)

Brief Reports15 April 1991Cardiopulmonary Toxicity after Liposomal Amphotericin B InfusionStewart J. Levine, MD, Thomas J. Walsh, MD, Anthony Martinez, MD, Peter Q. Eichacker, MD, Gabriel Lopez-Berestein, MD, Charles Natanson, MDStewart J. Levine, MD, Thomas J. Walsh, MD, Anthony Martinez, MD, Peter Q. Eichacker, MD, Gabriel Lopez-Berestein, MD, Charles Natanson, MDAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-114-8-664 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptLiposomal and lipid-complex drug delivery systems are being developed to enhance the therapeutic activity, decrease the toxicity, and provide site-specific delivery of high doses of amphotericin B (1-3). Incorporation within liposomes is thought to produce lipid-stabilized, ribbon-like amphotericin B aggregates that may decrease toxicity by allowing selective transfer of the drug directly to ergosterol-containing fungal cell membranes (4). Toxic reactions associated with liposomal amphotericin B (L-AmpB) therapy in humans have included fever, chills, nausea, and electrolyte disturbances (5-7). This report supplements the known toxicities by describing reversible abnormalities in pulmonary gas exchange and cardiopulmonary hemodynamics in a patient receiving high-dose...References1. WiebeDeGregorio VM. Liposome-encapsulated amphotericin B: a promising new treatment for disseminated fungal infections. Rev Infect Dis. 1988;10:1097-101. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Sarosi G. Nosocomial amphotericin B: current status [Editorial]. Arch Intern Med. 1989;149:2402-3. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Lopez-Berestein G. Liposomal amphotericin B in the treatment of fungal infections. 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CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; and the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. For current author addresses, see end of text. 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