Nitrofurantoin‐induced acute pulmonary toxicity

We report a case of a female admitted to the emergency department with fever and severe type I acute respiratory failure. After detailed examination, all other potential causes were excluded and the patient was diagnosed with nitrofurantoin‐induced acute pulmonary toxicity. We report a case of a fem...

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Published inRespirology case reports Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. 25 - 27
Main Authors Livanios, Konstantinos, Karampi, Eirini‐Sofia, Sotiriou, Adamantia, Tavernaraki, Kyriaki, Styliara, Panagiota, Kainis, Elias
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States John Wiley and Sons Inc 01.03.2016
Subjects
Bronchoalveolar lavage
Case Report
Case Reports
drug‐induced
interstitial lung disease
nitrofurantoin
pneumonitis
drug‐induced
Bronchoalveolar lavage
interstitial lung disease
pneumonitis
nitrofurantoin
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Summary:We report a case of a female admitted to the emergency department with fever and severe type I acute respiratory failure. After detailed examination, all other potential causes were excluded and the patient was diagnosed with nitrofurantoin‐induced acute pulmonary toxicity. We report a case of a female admitted to the emergency department with fever and severe, type I acute respiratory failure. After detailed examination, all other potential causes were excluded and the patient was diagnosed with nitrofurantoin‐induced acute pulmonary toxicity.
ISSN:2051-3380
2051-3380
DOI:10.1002/rcr2.131