A Woman with Tuberculosis Multidrug Resistance and QTc Prolongation Repetitive Interval: A Case Report
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v15i4.17119Keywords:
TB-MDR, QTc prolongation, MoxifloxacinAbstract
Background : Prolonged QTc interval is one of the side effects of the short-regimen MDR-TB. QTc
prolongation is a risk factor for Torsades de pointes and is influenced by many factors. Case : 47-year-old
woman who was diagnosed with MDR-TB through GeneXpert examination and received short-regimen
MDR-TB. This patient experienced repeated QTc prolongation, with peak QTc interval 600 msec occurring
at 4th month with mild hypokalemia without clinical symptoms. The patient completed 9 months of shortregimen
therapy with improve chest x ray followed by negative sputum culture. Conclusion : Short-regimen
MDR-TB contains several drugs that cause QTc prolongation. Clinical evaluation is required in patients
with QTc prolongation before changing the regiment.
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