Severe nitrofurantoin lung disease resolving without the use of steroids

We report a case of an elderly woman who developed a severe, chronic pulmonary reaction to nitrofurantoin therapy that she had taken continuously for three years to prevent urinary tract infections. The patient was taking no other drug known to cause lung disease but the diagnosis was delayed by fai...

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Main Authors: Bhullar S, Lele S, Kraman S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2007;volume=53;issue=2;spage=111;epage=113;aulast=Bhullar