title: Nifuroxazide-induced acute pancreatitis: a new side-effect for an old drug?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Gastroenterology and Dermatology, St. Luc University Hospital, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Akilimali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shindano
authors.forename: Liliane
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marot
authors.forename: André P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Geubel
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D062385:Hydroxybenzoates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009581:Nitrofurans / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D062385:Hydroxybenzoates; D009581:Nitrofurans; C013150:nifuroxazide