118. A 55-year-old man is brought to the emergency department because of a 4-hour history of temperatures to 39.4°C (103°F). He has completed four courses of chemotherapy for lung cancer. Physical examination shows no other abnormalities. Combination intravenous antibiotic therapy is started, but the patient does not significantly improve. A chest x-ray shows a new pulmonary infiltrate. Bronchoalveolar lavage and a lung biopsy specimen confirm a diagnosis of aspergillosis. A regimen of amphotericin B is started. This patient is most likely to develop which of the following adverse effects? (A) Dermal necrosis (B) Liver toxicity (C) Renal impairment (D) Retinal damage (E) Vestibular toxicity Answer:C
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