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ArticleBMJ case reports2023

Drug-induced haemolysis: another reason to be cautious with nitrofurantoin.

Chaitanya Bhatt, Zainab Doleeb, Priya Bapat, Christian Pagnoux

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
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1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chaitanya BhattDepartment of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Zainab DoleebDepartment of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Priya BapatDepartment of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Christian PagnouxDivision of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Christian.pagnoux@sinaihealth.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6287-9549
University of Toronto · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report the case of a previously healthy woman in her 60s who presented to the emergency department with acute confusion, vomiting and fever. She was recently diagnosed with a urinary tract infection as an outpatient and had completed the fifth day of a 7-day course of treatment with nitrofurantoin. We maintained a wide differential diagnosis including infectious, metabolic, autoimmune and medication-related causes. She developed an acute normocytic anaemia in hospital with a haemoglobin drop from 121 g/L to 89 g/L. Further investigation revealed evidence of haemolysis with an elevated bilirubin, lactate dehydrogenase, reticulocyte count and decreased haptoglobin. She was worked up for both inherited and acquired causes of haemolysis and found to have glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. Her presentation was thought to be secondary to nitrofurantoin-induced haemolysis and she recovered completely with conservative management through intravenous fluids and discontinuation of nitrofurantoin.

Indexed as

Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase DeficiencyUrinary Tract InfectionsFemaleFeverHemolysisHumansNitrofurantoinNitrofurantoinHaematology (incl blood transfusion)Unwanted effects / adverse reactions

Identifiers

PMID36596629
PMCPMC9815031
OpenAlexW4313524421

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