Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comment
. 2022 Jul-Aug;97(4):548-549.
doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2022.03.002. Epub 2022 May 30.

No evidence for cardiotoxicity of miltefosine

Thomas P C Dorlo  1
Affiliations
Comment

No evidence for cardiotoxicity of miltefosine

Thomas P C Dorlo. An Bras Dermatol. 2022 Jul-Aug.
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment in

  • No evidence for cardiotoxicity of miltefosine - Reply.
    Barroso DH, Gomes CM, Silva AMD, Sampaio RNR. Barroso DH, et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2022 Jul-Aug;97(4):549-550. doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2022.03.001. Epub 2022 Jun 3. An Bras Dermatol. 2022. PMID: 35667981 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Comment on

References

    1. Barroso D.H., Gomes C.M., Silva A.M., Sampaio R.N.R. Comparison of cardiotoxicity between N-methyl-glucamine and miltefosine in the treatment of American cutaneous leishmaniasis. An Bras Dermatol. 2021;96:502–504. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Sundar S., Jha T.K., Thakur C.P., Engel J., Sindermann H., Fischer C., et al. Oral miltefosine for Indian visceral leishmaniasis. N Engl J Med. 2002;347:1739–1746. - PubMed
    1. Chan X.H.S., Win Y.N., Haeusler I.L., Tan J.Y., Loganathan S., Saralamba S., et al. Factors affecting the electrocardiographic QT interval in malaria: A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data. PLoS Med. 2020;17:e1003040. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Dorlo T.P.C., Balasegaram M., Beijnen J.H., de Vries P.J. Miltefosine: a review of its pharmacology and therapeutic efficacy in the treatment of leishmaniasis. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2012;67:2576–2597. - PubMed

MeSH terms

LinkOut - more resources