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[Chronic active hepatitis caused by nitrofurantoin: a case report]. 1985

H C Burger, and J L Meiring, and P J Nel

A case of nitrofurantoin-induced chronic active hepatitis in a woman of 79 years is presented. The patient recovered spontaneously when the drug was withdrawn. Liver function tests should be performed on patients undergoing intermittent treatment with nitrofurantoin.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009582	Nitrofurantoin	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.	Furadantin,Furadantine,Furadoine,Furadonine,Furantoin,Macrodantin,Nitrofurantoin Sodium Salt,Nitrofurantoin, Monohydrate
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D056486	Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury	A spectrum of clinical liver diseases ranging from mild biochemical abnormalities to ACUTE LIVER FAILURE, caused by drugs, drug metabolites, herbal and dietary supplements and chemicals from the environment.	Drug-Induced Liver Injury,Liver Injury, Drug-Induced,Acute Liver Injury, Drug-Induced,Chemically-Induced Liver Toxicity,Drug-Induced Acute Liver Injury,Drug-Induced Liver Disease,Hepatitis, Drug-Induced,Hepatitis, Toxic,Liver Injury, Drug-Induced, Acute,Toxic Hepatitis,Acute Liver Injury, Drug Induced,Chemically Induced Liver Toxicity,Chemically-Induced Liver Toxicities,Disease, Drug-Induced Liver,Diseases, Drug-Induced Liver,Drug Induced Acute Liver Injury,Drug Induced Liver Disease,Drug Induced Liver Injury,Drug-Induced Hepatitides,Drug-Induced Hepatitis,Drug-Induced Liver Diseases,Drug-Induced Liver Injuries,Hepatitides, Drug-Induced,Hepatitides, Toxic,Hepatitis, Drug Induced,Injuries, Drug-Induced Liver,Injury, Drug-Induced Liver,Liver Disease, Drug-Induced,Liver Diseases, Drug-Induced,Liver Injuries, Drug-Induced,Liver Injury, Drug Induced,Liver Toxicities, Chemically-Induced,Liver Toxicity, Chemically-Induced,Toxic Hepatitides,Toxicities, Chemically-Induced Liver,Toxicity, Chemically-Induced Liver
D056487	Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury, Chronic	Liver disease lasting six months or more, caused by an adverse effect of a drug or chemical. The adverse effect may be caused by drugs, drug metabolites, chemicals from the environment, or an idiosyncratic response.	Chronic Drug-Induced Liver Injury,Drug-Induced Liver Injury, Chronic,Liver Injury, Drug-Induced, Chronic,Chemical-Induced Liver Injury, Chronic,Chemically-Induced Liver Injury, Chronic,Hepatitis, Chronic, Drug-Induced,Hepatitis, Chronic, Drug-Related,Chemical Induced Liver Injury, Chronic,Chemically Induced Liver Injury, Chronic,Chronic Drug Induced Liver Injury,Drug Induced Liver Injury, Chronic