Nitrofurantoin-associated bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia: report of a case.
Fenton ME, Kanthan R, Cockcroft DW.
Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia due to nitrofurantoin has rarely been reported and is associated with poor outcomes. A case of nitrofurantoin-associated bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia responsive to drug withdrawal and corticosteroids is presented.
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PMID: 18818785 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]