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Estañ Young ÁF, Raboso Moreno B, Calero Pardo S, Abad Fernández A. [A rare case of hypoglycemia due to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole: A case report]. Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol 2024; 59:101451. [PMID: 38064872 DOI: 10.1016/j.regg.2023.101451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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- Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe, Madrid, España
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Watson CJ, Edlow JA. Managing Adults With Hypoglycemia. Ann Emerg Med 2023; 82:705-712. [PMID: 37632497 DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023]
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- Christopher James Watson
- Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
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Ogata H, Kitamura S, Fujiwara M, Shimizu M, Tan C, Zhao S, Maejima Y, Shimomura K. Dose Dependent Effect of Sulfamethoxazole on Inhibiting K ATP Channel of Mouse Pancreatic β Cell. Dose Response 2023; 21:15593258231203611. [PMID: 37780606 PMCID: PMC10540586 DOI: 10.1177/15593258231203611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023] Open
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Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) is widely used as an antibiotic in the clinical application with side effects of hypoglycemia. This is because SMX contains the sulfonamide structure, which closes ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels and induces insulin secretion. However, there are no detail reports that measure the effective dose that can close KATP channels and induce insulin secretion. In this study, whole-cell patch clamp recording was utilized to measure the effect of SMX on KATP channel activity on pancreatic β cells. Also, the static incubation assay with mice islets was assessed to measure the insulin secretion capacity of SMX. SMX was shown to inhibit the KATP channel in pancreatic β cell membrane and induce insulin secretion in relatively high concentration. The half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) for KATP channel activity of SMX was .46 ± .08 mM. It was also shown that a near IC50 concentration of SMX (.5 mM) was able to nearly fully block the KATP channel when simultaneously applied with low concentration sulfonylurea, tolbutamide (.01 mM). Our present data provide important information for the clinical use of SMX to treat infection in diabetic patients using sulfonylureas.
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- Hiroshi Ogata
- Department of Bioregulation and Pharmacological Medicine, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Bioregulation and Pharmacological Medicine, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Bioregulation and Pharmacological Medicine, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tsukuba Medical Center, Ibaragi, Japan
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- Department of Bioregulation and Pharmacological Medicine, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
- Department of Neurology, Matsumura General Hospital, Fukushima, Japan
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- Advanced Clinical Research Center, Fukushima Global Medical Science Center, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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- Advanced Clinical Research Center, Fukushima Global Medical Science Center, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Bioregulation and Pharmacological Medicine, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Bioregulation and Pharmacological Medicine, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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Wang C, Fang W, Li Z, Sun L. Clinical features, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole-induced hypoglycemia. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1059522. [PMID: 36843590 PMCID: PMC9944732 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1059522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Hypoglycemia is a sporadic and serious adverse reaction of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) due to its sulfonylurea-like effect. This study explored the clinical characteristics, risk factors, treatment, and prognosis of TMP-SMX-induced hypoglycemia. METHODS Case reports and series of TMP-SMX-induced hypoglycemia were systematically searched using Chinese and English databases. Primary patient and clinical information were extracted for analysis. RESULTS A total of 34 patients were reported from 31 studies (16 males and 18 females). The patients had a median age of 64 years (range 0.4-91), and 75.8% had renal dysfunction. The median duration of a hypoglycemic episode was six days (range 1-20), and the median minimum glucose was 28.8 mg/dL (range 12-60). Thirty-two patients (97.0%) showed neuroglycopenic symptoms, with consciousness disturbance (30.3%) and seizure (24.2%), sweating (18.2%), confusion (15.2%), asthenia (12.1%) being the most common symptoms. Fifteen patients (44.1%) had elevated serum insulin levels, with a median of 31.8 μU/mL (range 3-115.3). C-peptide increased in 13 patients (38.2%), with a median of 7.7 ng/mL (range 2.2-20). Complete recovery from symptoms occurred in 88.2% of patients without sequelae. The duration of hypoglycemia symptoms was 8 hours to 47 days after the intervention. Interventions included discontinuation of TMP-SMX, intravenous glucose, glucagon, and octreotide. CONCLUSION Hypoglycemia is a rare and serious adverse effect of TMP-SMX. Physicians should be aware of this potential adverse effect, especially in patients with renal insufficiency, increased drug doses, and malnutrition.
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- Chunjiang Wang
- Department of Pharmacy, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- *Correspondence: Linli Sun,
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Umar Z, Ashfaq S, Parikh A, Ilyas U, Foster A, Bhangal R, Khan J, Nassar M. Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia and Urinary Tract Infections: A Systematic Review. Cureus 2022; 14:e26184. [PMID: 35891807 PMCID: PMC9304920 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.26184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, a gram-negative bacillus well known to cause respiratory tract infections, is increasingly being reported to cause urinary tract infections (UTI). In our review of the literature comprising six articles, males were more prone to developing UTIs, with the mean age of the patients being 62.5 ±18.9 years. While several risk factors have been associated with the development of the disease, patients with underlying urological or nephrological diseases tend to develop a more severe illness. The organism was sensitive to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) in the majority of cases. This systematic review also aims to shed light on the possible mechanisms of resistance adopted by the bacteria, modes of transmission, and strategies to prevent the transmission and development of the disease.
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Mah JK, Negreanu D, Radi S, Christopoulos S. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole-induced refractory hypoglycaemia successfully treated with octreotide. BMJ Case Rep 2021; 14:14/5/e240232. [PMID: 33962920 PMCID: PMC8108665 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-240232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) is a commonly prescribed antimicrobial agent for a wide variety of infections. It is generally well tolerated in a majority of patients; however, serious adverse effects have been described with its usage. Hypoglycaemia is an exceedingly rare but potentially life-threatening side effect of this antimicrobial agent due to its sulfonylurea-like effect. We describe a case of symptomatic, refractory hypoglycaemia secondary to TMP-SMX in a patient being treated for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteraemia, which required treatment with 10 hours of intravenous dextrose (including several 50% dextrose boluses), as well as intramuscular glucagon and octreotide. We reviewed previous case reports described in the literature of TMP-SMX-induced hypoglycaemia, in which renal insufficiency was noted to be a common predisposing risk factor in an overwhelming majority of cases. In refractory cases of TMP-SMX-induced hypoglycaemia, intravenous octeotride may be considered for treatment.
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- Jordan Kit Mah
- Department of Internal Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Endocrine Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada .,Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences College of Medicine, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Leonard CE, Brensinger CM, Pham Nguyen TP, Horn JR, Chung S, Bilker WB, Dublin S, Soprano SE, Dawwas GK, Oslin DW, Wiebe DJ, Hennessy S. Screening to identify signals of opioid drug interactions leading to unintentional traumatic injury. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 130:110531. [PMID: 32739738 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Efforts to minimize harms from opioid drug interactions may be hampered by limited evidence on which drugs, when taken concomitantly with opioids, result in adverse clinical outcomes. OBJECTIVE To identify signals of opioid drug interactions by identifying concomitant medications (precipitant drugs) taken with individual opioids (object drugs) that are associated with unintentional traumatic injury DESIGN: We conducted pharmacoepidemiologic screening of Optum Clinformatics Data Mart, identifying drug interaction signals by performing confounder-adjusted self-controlled case series studies for opioid + precipitant pairs and injury. SETTING Beneficiaries of a major United States-based commercial health insurer during 2000-2015 PATIENTS: Persons aged 16-90 years co-dispensed an opioid and ≥1 precipitant drug(s), with an unintentional traumatic injury event during opioid therapy, as dictated by the case-only design EXPOSURE: Precipitant-exposed (vs. precipitant-unexposed) person-days during opioid therapy. OUTCOME Emergency department or inpatient International Classification of Diseases discharge diagnosis for unintentional traumatic injury. We used conditional Poisson regression to generate confounder adjusted rate ratios. We accounted for multiple estimation via semi-Bayes shrinkage. RESULTS We identified 25,019, 12,650, and 10,826 new users of hydrocodone, tramadol, and oxycodone who experienced an unintentional traumatic injury. Among 464, 376, and 389 hydrocodone-, tramadol-, and oxycodone-precipitant pairs examined, 20, 17, and 16 (i.e., 53 pairs, 34 unique precipitants) were positively associated with unintentional traumatic injury and deemed potential drug interaction signals. Adjusted rate ratios ranged from 1.23 (95 % confidence interval: 1.05-1.44) for hydrocodone + amoxicillin-clavulanate to 4.21 (1.88-9.42) for oxycodone + telmisartan. Twenty (37.7 %) of 53 signals are currently reported in a major drug interaction knowledgebase. LIMITATIONS Potential for reverse causation, confounding by indication, and chance CONCLUSIONS: We identified previously undescribed and/or unappreciated signals of opioid drug interactions associated with unintentional traumatic injury. Subsequent etiologic studies should confirm (or refute) and elucidate these potential drug interactions.
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- Charles E Leonard
- Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Training, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States; Center for Therapeutic Effectiveness Research, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
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- Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Training, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Training, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States; Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- AthenaHealth, Inc., Watertown, MA, United States
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- Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Training, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States; Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA, United States; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Training, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Training, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Training, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States; Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States; Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Administration Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States; Injury Science Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Research and Training, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States; Center for Therapeutic Effectiveness Research, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States; Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Kennedy KE, Teng C, Patek TM, Frei CR. Hypoglycemia Associated with Antibiotics Alone and in Combination with Sulfonylureas and Meglitinides: An Epidemiologic Surveillance Study of the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). Drug Saf 2019; 43:363-369. [PMID: 31863282 DOI: 10.1007/s40264-019-00901-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Fluoroquinolones, clarithromycin, linezolid, tigecycline, cefditoren, doxycycline, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole are known to be associated with hypoglycemia, but few studies have considered concomitant glucose-lowering medications. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between hypoglycemia and antibiotics using the US Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS), while accounting for concomitant glucose-lowering medications including sulfonylureas and meglitinides. METHODS FAERS reports from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2017 were included in the study. Reporting odds ratios (RORs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the association between antibiotics and hypoglycemia were calculated. An association was considered to be statistically significant when the lower limit of the 95% CI was > 1.0. RESULTS A total of 2,334,959 reports (including 18,466 hypoglycemia reports) were considered, after inclusion criteria were applied. Statistically significant hypoglycemia RORs (95% CI) for antibiotics were: cefditoren 14.03 (8.93-22.03), tigecycline 3.32 (1.95-5.65), clarithromycin 2.41 (1.89-3.08), ertapenem 2.07 (1.14-3.75), moxifloxacin 2.06 (1.59-2.65), levofloxacin 1.66 (1.37-2.01), and linezolid 1.54 (1.07-2.20). After adjusting for concomitant sulfonylureas and meglitinides, the following antibiotics were still significantly associated with hypoglycemia: cefditoren 14.25 (9.08-22.39), tigecycline 3.34 (1.96-5.68), ertapenem 1.93 (1.03-3.60), and clarithromycin 1.56 (1.15-2.11). CONCLUSION In many patients, antibiotics, including fluoroquinolones, are associated with hypoglycemia when they are also taking sulfonylureas or meglitinides. Cefditoren, tigecycline, ertapenem, and clarithromycin are associated with hypoglycemia even if not taken with sulfonylureas or meglitinides. The association between ertapenem and hypoglycemia has not been previously reported.
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- Kaitlin E Kennedy
- Pharmacotherapy Division, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, San Antonio, TX, USA
- Pharmacotherapy Education and Research Center, Long School of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr., MSC-6220, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- Pharmacotherapy Division, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, San Antonio, TX, USA
- Pharmacotherapy Education and Research Center, Long School of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr., MSC-6220, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- Pharmacotherapy Division, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, San Antonio, TX, USA
- Pharmacotherapy Education and Research Center, Long School of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr., MSC-6220, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- Pharmacotherapy Division, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, San Antonio, TX, USA.
- Pharmacotherapy Education and Research Center, Long School of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr., MSC-6220, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, USA.
- University Health System, San Antonio, TX, USA.
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Hibi A, Kuga Y, Ito C, Miura T, Kominato S, Kamiya K, Kamiya K, Kasugai T, Koyama K. Severe hypoglycemia during pneumocystis pneumonia treatment associated with trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole use in a patient on peritoneal dialysis. RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY 2017. [DOI: 10.1186/s41100-017-0125-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Conley TE, Mohiuddin A, Naz N. Severe co-trimoxazole-induced hypoglycaemia in a patient with microscopic polyangiitis. BMJ Case Rep 2017; 2017:bcr-2016-218976. [PMID: 28302661 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-218976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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A 69-year-old man presented to the emergency department with lower respiratory tract infection and febrile neutropaenia. He was recently discharged following a 50-day hospital stay with newly diagnosed microscopic polyangiitis, complicated by pulmonary haemorrhage and severe renal dysfunction requiring renal replacement therapy, plasma exchange and immunosuppression (cyclophosphamide and methylprednisolone). High risk of pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) led to an escalation in treatment from prophylactic to therapeutic oral co-trimoxazole, alongside broad-spectrum antibiotics. The patient suffered from severe and protracted hypoglycaemia, complicated by a tonic-clonic seizure 7 days after escalation to therapeutic co-trimoxazole. Endogenous hyperinsulinaemia was confirmed and was attributed to co-trimoxazole use. Hypoglycaemia resolved 48 hours after discontinuation of co-trimoxazole. PCP testing on bronchoalveolar lavage was negative. Owing to the prescription of heavy immunosuppression in patients with vasculitis and the subsequent risk of PCP warranting co-trimoxazole prophylaxis, we believe that the risk of hypoglycaemia should be highlighted.
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- Department of Nephrology, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Wirral, UK
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Eshraghian A, Omrani GR. Cotrimoxazole-induced hypoglycemia in outpatient setting. Nutrition 2014; 30:959. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2014.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2013] [Revised: 12/23/2013] [Accepted: 01/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cotrimoxazole-induced hypoglycemia in an HIV-infected patient. Can J Infect Dis 2011; 12:314-6. [PMID: 18159355 DOI: 10.1155/2001/848946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2000] [Accepted: 01/29/2001] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A case of cotrimoxazole-induced hypoglycemia is described in a male patient infected with HIV. Ten days after initiating high dose cotrimoxazole for suspected Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, the patient developed neuroglycopenic symptoms and diaphoresis. Blood glucose levels were repeatedly low, with elevated insulin and C-peptide levels despite multiple intravenous bolus doses and infusions of dextrose. Hypoglycemia resolved after approximately 36 h of treatment with dextrose and discontinuation of cotrimoxazole. A review of reported cases of hypoglycemia associated with cotrimoxazole is provided, including information about onset, risk factors and possible mechanism.
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Strevel EL, Kuper A, Gold WL. Severe and protracted hypoglycaemia associated with co-trimoxazole use. THE LANCET. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2006; 6:178-82. [PMID: 16500599 DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(06)70414-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Co-trimoxazole (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole) is a commonly prescribed antimicrobial agent. Although it is well tolerated in most patients, serious adverse events related to its use have been described. Hypoglycaemia is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of therapy. We describe a case of refractory hypoglycaemia complicated by seizure associated with co-trimoxazole for the treatment of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in a patient with AIDS. We also review 13 previously reported cases of co-trimoxazole-induced hypoglycaemia. Among this patient population, renal insufficiency was the most prevalent predisposing risk factor (93%). The mean daily dose of co-trimoxazole was 4.5 double strength (160 mg trimethoprim/800 mg sulfamethoxazole) tablets per day. Serum insulin levels were raised or inappropriately normal in 88% of cases in which they were measured, suggesting a sulfonylurea-like effect of co-trimoxazole as the mechanism of hypoglycaemia. All cases required intravenous glucose administration, and 43% experienced protracted (>12 hours) hypoglycaemia. Dosage adjustments should be made when prescribing co-trimoxazole to patients with renal dysfunction.
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- Romana M Haas
- Stanford University School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, California, USA
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Kim J, Mooradian AD. Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia associated with possible hypopituitarism in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Endocr Pract 2000; 6:453-5. [PMID: 11155218 DOI: 10.4158/ep.6.6.453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe endocrine dysfunctions associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. METHODS We present a case report, discuss the laboratory findings, and suggest potential contributing factors in this complex milieu. RESULTS A 44-year-old man infected with HIV was admitted with loss of consciousness after a grand mal seizure and was found to have a prolonged course of hypoglycemia in conjunction with increased serum levels of insulin and C peptide. Iatrogenic hypoglycemia was excluded by laboratory evaluations. Hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction was suspected because the serum growth hormone and cortisol concentrations during hypoglycemia were low. Radiologic evaluation of the brain revealed no structural abnormalities involving the hypothalamic-pituitary area. A normal cortisol response to adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation (cosyntropin, 250 mg) was documented on two occasions. The cause of the severe hypoglycemic episode and the possible hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysfunction in this patient is unknown. CONCLUSION Despite the complexity of endocrine disorders in HIV-infected patients, the course of the disease in this patient underscores the possibility that some of the endocrinologic changes may be reversible.
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- J Kim
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Corsonello A, Pedone C, Corica F, Malara A, Carosella L, Sgadari A, Mauro VN, Ceruso D, Pahor M, Carbonin P. Antihypertensive drug therapy and hypoglycemia in elderly diabetic patients treated with insulin and/or sulfonylureas. Gruppo Italiano di Farmacovigilanza nell'Anziano (GIFA). Eur J Epidemiol 1999; 15:893-901. [PMID: 10669122 DOI: 10.1023/a:1007645904709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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We performed this case control study to evaluate the risk of hypoglycemia associated with the use of antihypertensive drugs in older hospitalized diabetic patients treated with sulfonylureas and/or insulin. All diabetic patients admitted during 4 months in 1988, month in 1991, 4 months in 1993 and 4 months in 1995 (n = 3477, mean age 71.4 +/- 0.2 years, 1542 males and 1935 females) were enrolled in the study. During the four annual surveys 86 patients (mean age 71.1 +/- 1.4 years, 33 males and 53 females) presented hypoglycemia during hospital stay. The patients who presented hypoglycemia were less frequently users of sulfonylureas and more frequently users of a combination of insulin and sulfonylureas. Use of antihypertensive drugs was similar in the two groups studied, and among potentially interacting drugs considered in the analysis, sulfonamides were more frequently used in patients who experienced hypoglycemia. Moreover, patients with hypoglycemia used a higher number of drugs, had a longer length of stay and had a greater prevalence of hypoglycemia as admission problem. Finally, although not significant, liver and renal diseases were more frequent among patients with hypoglycemia. In the multivariate analysis, contemporary use of insulin and sulfonylureas, liver disease and length of stay were significantly associated with hypoglycemia, while none of the antihypertensive drugs showed a significant association with the occurrence of hypoglycemia during hospital stay. Our results indicate that antihypertensive drugs do not increase the risk of hypoglycemia in elderly diabetic patients.
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- A Corsonello
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Messina, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Neuromotor Rehabilitation-Stroke Unit, Italian National Research Centres on Aging, Cosenza, Italy
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Abstract
Therapeutically administered antidiabetic drugs, notably insulin and the sulfonylureas, are undoubtedly the most common cause of hypoglycemia encountered in clinical practice. Nevertheless, an impressive list of other drugs can produce hypoglycemia unpredictably in seemingly healthy individuals in whom it may masquerade as spontaneous hypoglycemia. Unless the true cause is identified when the patient is first seen, fruitless and expensive overinvestigation may ensue. The most important drugs are discussed herein and brief mention made of those for which coincidence has not been eliminated.
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Affiliation(s)
- V Marks
- Department of Medicine, University of Surrey, Guilford, United Kingdom
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