Recurrent urinary tract infection in a diabetes mellitus patient on dapagliflozin: a case report
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2024-11-11
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A 48-year-old female with a history of diabetes mellitus for more than five years, controlled with
metformin 500mg 12 hourly, sitagliptin 50mg 12 hourly, and dapagliflozin 10mg once daily. One month after the
introduction of dapagliflozin, she presented to the outpatient department with lower back pain and fever. Clinical
examination revealed a temperature of 38°C and suprapubic tenderness
The patient was diagnosed with a UTI and treated with oral Amoxicillin-Clavulanate (625 mg 12 hourly)
for five days. Two weeks later, after the completion of her initial antibiotics, the patient returned with complaints
of lower abdominal pain for three days, a burning sensation during urination for one day, and low grade fever
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UTI, diabetes mellitus, dapagliflozin
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Moloo, S. and Lwabukuna, W., Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection In A Diabetes Mellitus Patient On Dapagliflozin: A Case Report.https://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jdms/papers/Vol23-issue11/Ser-4/G2311042830.pdf [11November 2024]