[Polyneuritis in the course of nitrofurantoin therapy].
1963
F LHERMITTE, and
D FRITEL, and
J CAMBIER, and
R MARTEAU, and
J C GAUTIER, and
F NOCTON
UI
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D009443
Neuritis
A general term indicating inflammation of a peripheral or cranial nerve. Clinical manifestation may include PAIN; PARESTHESIAS; PARESIS; or HYPESTHESIA.
A urinary anti-infective agent effective against most gram-positive and gram-negative organisms. Although sulfonamides and antibiotics are usually the agents of choice for urinary tract infections, nitrofurantoin is widely used for prophylaxis and long-term suppression.