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. 2014 Nov;24(6):405.
doi: 10.4103/0971-4065.143302.

Nitrofurantoin induced interstitial lung disease

G D Naidu  1 , P Deepthi  2 , K Raja Karthik  1 , U Das  1 , G Swarnalatha  1 , T Gangadhar  1
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Nitrofurantoin induced interstitial lung disease

G D Naidu et al. Indian J Nephrol. 2014 Nov.
No abstract available

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Serial axial computed tomography sections of chest showing pleural-based inter-and intralobular septal thickening involving both lower lobe basal segments with traction bronchiectatic changes
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