Fatal liver necrosis associated with the use of nitrofurantoin

Isr Med Assoc J. 2001 May;3(5):382-3.

Authors

Y Edoute¹, Y Karmon, A Roguin, H Ben-Ami

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine C, Rambam Medical Center and Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.

PMID: 11411208

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary / adverse effects*
Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / etiology*
Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / pathology
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Necrosis
Nitrofurantoin / adverse effects*

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary
Nitrofurantoin