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Wiktoria Andryszkiewicz1, Zuzanna Cichowska1, Maria Kręcicka1
1Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland.
Abstract:
People affected by diabetes mellitus (DM), chronic kidney disease (CKD), or heart failure are often prescribed sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) as a method of treatment. These drugs favorably affect glucose metabolism, as patients taking them have lower serum glucose levels. Another promising positive impact is protection against microvascular damage, cardiovascular disease, and chronic kidney disease. Nevertheless, fungal infections, urinary tract infections, and ketoacidosis are the adverse effects that might happen during the SGLT2i treatment. Fungal infections are more common among patients treated with these medications, including vulvovaginal Candidiasis in women and balanitis or balanoposthitis in men. Given the difficulty of treating fungal infections in patients with co-occurring diseases, we recommend that ongoing supervision of patients treated with SGLT2i include prevention and early detection of fungal infections.
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