1. Nitrofurantoin-induced acute pulmonary toxicity
- Author
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Panagiota Styliara, Elias Kainis, Kyriaki Tavernaraki, Eirini-Sofia Karampi, Konstantinos Livanios, and Adamantia Sotiriou
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Pulmonary toxicity ,Interstitial lung disease ,Emergency department ,medicine.disease ,humanities ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Bronchoalveolar lavage ,Nitrofurantoin ,Internal medicine ,Anesthesia ,medicine ,Acute respiratory failure ,030212 general & internal medicine ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,medicine.drug ,Pneumonitis - Abstract
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.
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- 2016