reversible interstitial lung disease with prolonged use of nitrofurantoin: do the benefits outweigh the risks?
;Akashdeep Singh;Parminder Singh;U S Sidhu
toxicology letters2013Vol. 30pp. 212-214
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singh2013lungreversible
Abstract
We describe the case summary of a 70-year-old man diagnosed with interstitial lung disease due to prolonged nitrofurantoin therapy. Despite honeycombing confirmed by computed tomography of the thorax, symptoms and radiographic findings disappeared within 1 month after withdrawal of nitrofurantoin. The case highlights the fact that nitrofurantoin-induced lung disease may run a benign course and respond favorably despite radiographic evidence of established lung fibrosis (honey combing).