Suramin adverse effects

Although infrequent, adverse reactions include nausea and vomiting (which cause further debilitation of the patient); shock and loss of consciousness; acute urticaria; and neurologic problems, including paresthesia, photophobia, palpebral edema (edema of the eyelids), and hyperesthesia of the hands and feet. Albuminuria tends to be common, but when cylindruria (the presence of renal casts in the urine) and hematuria occur, treatment should cease causes skin rashes, gastrointestinal distress, and neurologic complications.