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Case Reports
. 1980;39(6):318-22.
doi: 10.1159/000194237.

Adult respiratory distress syndrome associated with acute nitrofurantoin toxicity. Successful treatment with continuous positive airway pressure

R H Israel, R A Gross, P A Bomba
Case Reports

Adult respiratory distress syndrome associated with acute nitrofurantoin toxicity. Successful treatment with continuous positive airway pressure

R H Israel et al. Respiration. 1980.

Abstract

A case of adult respiratory distress syndrome associated with nitrofurantoin use is described. The patient was successfully managed with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) through a tightly fitting face mask; clinical deterioration followed discontinuation of the CPAP, with improvement occurring when it was restarted. Acute nitrofurantoin pleuropulmonary reactions are reviewed, and CPAP by face mask is discussed.

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