Cardiac arrhythmia with oral oxamniquine in the treatment of schistosomiasis mansoni

Authors

  • José Carlos dos Santos Guitti Universidade Estadual de Londrina; Setor de Cardiologia Pediátrica; Departamento Materno-Infantil e Saúde-Comunitária
  • Lúcio Navarro Gordan Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • José Luis da Silveira Baldy Universidade Estadual de Londrina; Disciplina de Moléstias Infecciosas; Departamento de Clínica Médica

Keywords:

Esquistossomose mansônica, Arritmia cardíaca, Oxamniquine

Abstract

The authors report a case of a patient with schistosomiasis (S.mansoni) treated with one single dose (15 mg/kg/BWT) of oral oxamniquine who presented Mobitz type I second-degree AV block and sinus arrest with ventricular escape as a side-effect. They conclude that in spite of the safety and good activity of oxamniquine it may be a determinant of cardiotoxicity

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Published

1993-12-01

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 6 (1993)

Section

Case Report

How to Cite

Guitti, J. C. dos S., Gordan, L. N., & Baldy, J. L. da S. (1993). Cardiac arrhythmia with oral oxamniquine in the treatment of schistosomiasis mansoni . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 35(6), 585-587. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/29109