Sutherland SM, Hong DK, Balagtas J, Gutierrez K, Dvorak CC, Sarwal M Liposomal Amphotericin B Associated With Severe Hyperphosphatemia. [JOURNAL ARTICLE] Pediatr Infect Dis J 2008 Jan; 27(1):77-79.
We report 4 patients who developed hyperphosphatemia while receiving liposomal amphotericin B to treat an invasive fungal infection. Resolution of the hyperphosphatemia occurred after transition to amphotericin B lipid complex. This phenomenon may occur more commonly in patients with mild to moderate renal insufficiency.
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