ORCID ids:
Prakhyath Srikaram: 0000-0002-2857-0545
Amna Siddiqui: 0000-0001-9372-0362
Fahad Gul: 0000-0003-4158-4420
Puja Deuja: 0000-0002-8688-276
Nabeela Fatima: 0000-0002-1290-8062
ABSTRACT:
We present the case of a 55-year old male patient who developed
hyperkalemia after using Cotrimoxazole(TMP-SMX).He developed an elevated
level of potassium from day-4 which kept on increasing until the drug
was withheld on day-8.There was a marked increase in levels from
3.0(baseline) to 6.2 before the drug was withheld.
Keywords: Cotrimoxazole, TMP-SMX, hyperkalemia, case report.