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Severe Hypoglycemia Associated With Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Therapy

Jerry T. McKnight, Samuel E. Gaskins, Robert E. Pieroni and Gerald M. Machen
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice April 1988, 1 (2) 143-145; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.1.2.143
Jerry T. McKnight
From private practices and the College of Community Health Sciences, University of Alabama. Tuscaloosa. Address reprint requests to Samuel E. Gaskins. M.D., P.O. Box 6331, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-6331.
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Abstract

Hypoglycemia associated with sulfamethoxazole therapy in patients with chronic renal insufficiency has previously been documented. We report the case of an elderly patient with relatively normal renal function who developed severe hypoglycemia associated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole therapy.

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Severe Hypoglycemia Associated With Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Therapy
Jerry T. McKnight, Samuel E. Gaskins, Robert E. Pieroni, Gerald M. Machen
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice Apr 1988, 1 (2) 143-145; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.1.2.143

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Severe Hypoglycemia Associated With Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Therapy
Jerry T. McKnight, Samuel E. Gaskins, Robert E. Pieroni, Gerald M. Machen
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice Apr 1988, 1 (2) 143-145; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.1.2.143
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