Volume : VIII, Issue : IX, September - 2019

A Case Report - Nitrofurantoin Toxicity mimicking pneumonia

Dr Sonali Someek Basu, Dr Pranav Kumar

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Introduction This Case report describes lung injury due to Nitrofurantoin use which presents as Interstitial Lung Disease. A 70 yrs old presented with dyspnoea ,fatigue and cough. Previously he was given nitrofurantoin for Urinary tract infection a couple of weeks ago. Chest X-ray has shown patchy and confluent air space shadowing in both mid and both lower zones likely due to bilateral onchopneumonia. There are no pleural effusions. There is no pneumothorax. Knowledge of adverse effect is essential for the early recognition and withdrawal of the drug. nitrofurantoin-induced lung disease has a benign course and respond fully despite radiographic evidence of established lung fiosis.Symptomatic improvement was observed following steroid course soon after stopping Nitrofurantoin. A review information obtained from North American and European pharmacological database identified reports on Nitrofurantoin toxicity. We are reporting a case here demonstrating acute toxicity of Nitrofurantoin approximately 7-9 days after a short course of Nitrofurantoin.

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A CASE REPORT - NITROFURANTOIN TOXICITY MIMICKING PNEUMONIA, Dr Sonali Someek Basu, Dr Pranav Kumar GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-8 | Issue-9 | September-2019

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