Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia secondary to long-term use of nitrofurantoin: High-resolution computed tomography findings;Pneumonia eosinofílica crônica secundária ao uso prolongado de nitrofurantoína: Achados da tomografia computadorizada de alta resolução do tórax

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 181-184

  Martins, Rosane Rodrigues ^a,e   Marchiori, Edson ^b   Viana, Sérgio Lopes ^c   Grillo Jr , Luiz Sérgio Pereira ^a   Capelozzi, Vera Luiza ^d   Valença, Laércio Moreira ^a  

^a Hospital das Forcas Armadas Brasilia   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c FUNDAÇÃO ZERBINI   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e SQSW 305 ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Nitrofurantoin adverse effects; Pneumonia; Pulmonary eosinophilia; Tomography, X ray computed

Indexed keywords

NITROFURANTOIN; URINARY TRACT ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LOEFFLER PNEUMONIA; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, URINARY; BIOPSY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; NITROFURANTOIN; PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 42049103247     PISSN: 18063713     EISSN: 18063713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1806-37132008000300009     Document Type: Article

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