New onset of sinoatrial block in a young patient treated with systemic meglumine antimoniate

Najla Daadaa; Soumaya Youssef; Abdeddayem Haggui; Sarra Harbaoui; Kahena Jaber; Nejib Doss; Mohamed Raouf Dhaoui

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3768

New onset of sinoatrial block in a young patient treated with systemic meglumine antimoniate

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Jan 16;9(3):1797-1798. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3768. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Authors

Najla Daadaa¹, Soumaya Youssef¹, Abdeddayem Haggui², Sarra Harbaoui¹, Kahena Jaber¹, Nejib Doss¹, Mohamed Raouf Dhaoui¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology Military Hospital of Tunis Tunis Tunisia.
² Department of Cardiology Military Hospital of Tunis Tunis Tunisia.

Abstract

The sinoatrial block is a new side effect of meglumine antimoniate. Prompt interruption of the drug results in the normalization of electrographic changes and prevents sudden cardiac arrest.

Keywords: cardiotoxicity; cutaneous leishmaniasis; meglumine antimoniate.