Abstract
Nitrofurantoin lung toxicity was diagnosed among ten patients receiving 50 mg/day to prevent recurrent urinary tract infection. In six patients a symptomatic period of 3-36 months preceded the diagnosis. All but one patient, with irreversible lung injury at presentation recovered completely, five after drug discontinuation and four after steroids therapy. Large amount of data regarding unexpected, sometimes severe pulmonary toxicity during nitrofurantoin therapy should maintain a high index of suspicion for the drug usage among patients with non-resolving pulmonary symptoms. Alternatively, the use of other antimicrobial agents with a better risk-to-benefit ratio should be considered.
Keywords: Lung, nitrofurantoin, toxicity
Current Drug Safety
Title: Nitrofurantoin Pulmonary Toxicity: Neglected Threat
Volume: 5 Issue: 2
Author(s): Emilia Hardak, Gidon Berger, Norberto Krivoy, Anna Solomonov and Mordechai Yigla
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Keywords: Lung, nitrofurantoin, toxicity
Abstract: Nitrofurantoin lung toxicity was diagnosed among ten patients receiving 50 mg/day to prevent recurrent urinary tract infection. In six patients a symptomatic period of 3-36 months preceded the diagnosis. All but one patient, with irreversible lung injury at presentation recovered completely, five after drug discontinuation and four after steroids therapy. Large amount of data regarding unexpected, sometimes severe pulmonary toxicity during nitrofurantoin therapy should maintain a high index of suspicion for the drug usage among patients with non-resolving pulmonary symptoms. Alternatively, the use of other antimicrobial agents with a better risk-to-benefit ratio should be considered.
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Hardak Emilia, Berger Gidon, Krivoy Norberto, Solomonov Anna and Yigla Mordechai, Nitrofurantoin Pulmonary Toxicity: Neglected Threat, Current Drug Safety 2010; 5 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157488610790936169
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157488610790936169 |
Print ISSN 1574-8863 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 2212-3911 |
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