• J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Jun 2010

    Case Reports

    Electrolytes imbalance: a rare side effect of piperacillin/ tazobactam therapy.

    • Shakir Hussain, Shakir Syed, and Khalid Baloch.
    • Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, The University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom. shahkhan77@hotmail.com
    • J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2010 Jun 1; 20 (6): 419-20.

    AbstractElectrolytes imbalance has been reported with the use of several antimicrobials. We report a case of severe hypokalemia secondary to piperacillin/tazobactam in a patient with normal renal function and normal serum potassium level who had presented with a fractured neck of femur. The electrolytes abnormality was corrected once piperacillin/tazobactam was stopped. To our knowledge, this is the first case to describe an early severe hypokalemia induced by piperacillin/ tazobactam therapy in an otherwise healthy individual.

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