Recurrent Pulmonary Infiltration and Pleural Effusion Due to Nitrofurantoin Sensitivity

摘要: PULMONARY disease with eosinophilia, either transient or chronic, has been observed in patients and without asthma, often as the result of drug allergy parasites. A patient recently encountered is interest because several features: there was no history prior allergic reactions, lesions recurred same pulmonary segments over a five-week period, clinical radiologic changes simulated embolism, marked eosinophilia not manifested until third episode cause recurrent pneumonias shown to be nitrofurantoin.‡ Severe reactions this have reported,1 but it previously . . .