Pentamidine Treatment of Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Abstract

• A 31-year-old man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and biposy-proved<i>Pneumocystis carinii</i>pneumonia developed acute renal failure, elevated creatinine kinase levels, and myoglobin in both serum and urine while being treated with pentamidine. The patient was receiving no other nephrotoxic medications at the time, and these unusual complications were directly related to the pentamidine. (<i>Arch Intern Med</i>1985;145:2247)