Clinical Case Reports (Oct 2022)

Cotrimoxazole‐induced hyperkalemia in renal transplant patient—Case report

  • Prakhyath Srikaram,
  • Amna Siddiqui,
  • Fahad Gul,
  • Puja Deuja,
  • Nabeela Fatima

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6509
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 10
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract We present the case of a 55‐year‐old male patient who developed hyperkalemia after using Cotrimoxazole (TMP‐SMX). There was a marked increase in potassium levels from 3.3 mEq/L on Day 5 when cotrimoxazole was started to 6.2 mEq/L on Day 11 when the drug was withheld.

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