Nitrofurantoin-associated bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia: report of a case.

Author(s): Fenton ME, Kanthan R, Cockcroft DW

Affiliation(s): Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Publication date & source: 2008-09, Can Respir J., 15(6):311-2.

Publication type: Case Reports

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.