Table 2.
Adverse Event |
Signs and Symptoms |
All Azoles N = 47 (%) |
Itra N = 35 (%) |
Keto N = 8 (%) |
Posa N = 3 (%) |
Vori N = 1 (%) |
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Autonomic neuropathy | 18 (38.3) | 17 (48.6) | 1 (12.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Hypertension | 14 (40) | |||||
Inability to pass urine | 1 (2.9) | |||||
Incontinence | 1 (2.9) | |||||
Neurogenic bladder | 1 (2.9) | 1 (12.5) | ||||
Orthostatic hypotension | 1 (2.9) | |||||
Palpable bladder | 1 (2.9) | |||||
Sweating | 1 (2.9) | |||||
Decrease in anal tone | 1 (2.9) | |||||
Cranial neuropathy | 11 (23.4) | 6 (17.1) | 5 (62.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Jaw pain | 1 (2.9) | 3 (37.5) | ||||
Opthalmoplegia | 1 (2.9) | |||||
Ptosis | 5 (14.3) | |||||
Transient visual loss | 1 (12.5) | |||||
Weak gag reflex | 1 (12.5) | |||||
Peripheral neuropathy | 28 (59.6) | 19 (54.3) | 6 (75) | 2 (66.7) | 1 (100) | |
Loss of deep tendon reflexes | 8 (22.9) | 1 (12.5) | 2 (66.7) | 1 (100) | ||
Severe foot drop/steppage gait | 2 (5.7) | 1 (33.3) | 1 (100) | |||
Areflexia | 2 (5.7) | 5 (62.5) | ||||
Arthralgia | 2 (5.7) | |||||
Back pain | 1 (2.9) | 1 (12.5) | ||||
Difficult/inability to walk or stand up | 3 (8.6) | 1 (33.3) | ||||
Diffuse muscle weakness | 2 (5.7) | 1 (33.3) | ||||
Hypothenar and thenar wasting | 1 (2.9) | |||||
Muscle cramps | 1 (2.9) | |||||
Myalgia | 4 (11.4) | |||||
Neurotoxicity of extremities | 4 (11.4) | 1 (33.3) | ||||
Neuropathic pain/paresthesia | 5 (14.3) | 1 (12.5) | 1 (33.3) | |||
Paralysis of extremities | 2 (5.7) | |||||
Weakness of extremities | 3 (8.6) | 5 (62.5) |
itra = itraconazole;keto=ketoconazole;posa = posaconazole;vori = voriconazole;N = total number of patients.