Fatal liver necrosis associated with the use of nitrofurantoin

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 382-383

  Edoute, Yeouda ^a   Karmon, Yuval ^a   Roguin, Ariel ^a   Ben Ami, Haim ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Drug induced liver disease; Hepatic toxicity; Nitrofurantoin

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NIFEDIPINE; NITROFURANTOIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY TUBULE NECROSIS; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG FATALITY; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JAUNDICE; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; SIDE EFFECT; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, URINARY; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HUMANS; NECROSIS; NITROFURANTOIN;

EID: 0035717278     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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