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Ototoxicity of Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy: A Case Presentation.

Ripu Daman AroraMonalisa JatiNitin M Nagarkar
Published in: Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India (2021)
Neuroauditory-toxicity should always be borne in mind prior to treatment of severe conditions like cerebral-malaria and due attention should be paid to auditory monitoring. Artemisinin-based combination therapy is the best available treatment for cerebral malaria however its attribution to hearing loss remains undetermined. This report manifests ototoxic effect of artemisinin.
Keyphrases
  • combination therapy
  • plasmodium falciparum
  • hearing loss
  • subarachnoid hemorrhage
  • oxidative stress
  • case report