Nifuroxazide-induced acute pancreatitis: a new side-effect for an old drug?
Shindano, A.; Marot, L.; Geubel, A.é P.
Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica 70(1): 32-33
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 1784-3227 PMID: 17619536 Document Number: 613641
We report the case of a middle-aged woman who developed a typical picture of acute pancreatitis together with systemic features of immunoallergy after the intake of two capsules (200 mg) of nifuroxazide. Even if acute pancreatitis is a rare adverse event of nitrofuran derivative therapy, nifuroxazide-induced pancreatitis as not been previously described. As suggested by associated systemic features, the disease is likely of immunoallergic origin.