Adverse effects of Lugol’s iodine: Heart failure in a patient with subcutaneous phycomycosis from a resource-limited setting

Subcutaneous phycomycosis becomes a chronic, debilitating condition if left untreated. Treatment includes oral antifungal therapy, though oral potassium iodide has been used in resource-limited settings. Lugol's iodine has been an effective substitute, but little is known about its safety. We r...

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Main Authors: Dean S. Karahalios, Andrea Shaw, Bonnke Arunga, Carlee Lenehan, Valentine Sing'oei, Walter Otieno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221175392200032X