Nitrofurantoin neuropathy: a forgotten adverse effect
| Autor: | Leslie Kammire, Peter D. Donofrio |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
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medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Time Factors medicine.drug_class Urinary system Antibiotics Anti-Infective Agents Urinary Administration Oral Recurrence medicine Humans Intensive care medicine Adverse effect Antibacterial agent business.industry Obstetrics and Gynecology Peripheral Nervous System Diseases medicine.disease Peripheral neuropathy Nitrofurantoin Urinary Tract Infections Female Complication business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Obstetrics and gynecology. 110(2 Pt 2) |
| ISSN: | 0029-7844 |
| Popis: | Nitrofurantoin is a widely prescribed antibiotic used to treat uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections. Unknown in the obstetric and gynecologic literature is the complication of peripheral neuropathy as an adverse effect.We describe a patient who developed a severe sensory neuropathy after taking nitrofurantoin intermittently and then continuously over a 7-year period. She recovered almost completely after its discontinuation.Peripheral neuropathy is a rare and potentially reversible adverse effect, unreported in the obstetric and gynecologic literature, and commonly unrecognized by physicians who prescribe it. |
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