clar697
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A 45-year-old man with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus develops fever, shaking chills, hypotension, and generalized malaise shortly after infusion of an antifungal agent for a large necrotic lesion on the upper palate. Which of the following antifungal agents is most likely responsible?
A) Amphotericin
B) Fluconazole
C) Flucytosine
D) Itraconazole
E) Terbinafine
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| ittop
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amphotericin:serotonin syndrome?
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| uqba
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amphotericin, bcoz it causes release of histamine so pretreatment with NSAIDS, STEROIDS AND ANTIHISTAMINE.....
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| eddyheart
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In this question, if you don't know that Amphotericin produces release of Histamine you should know that this drug is the treatment of choice of Mucormycosis and this patient has it.(large necrotic lesion in the upper palate).
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