Open AccessDiphenylhydantoin (phenytoin)-induced chronic pulmonary disease
Author(s) -
Rashmi Dixit,
Kalpana Dixit,
Paras Nuwal,
Arunima Banerjee,
Sumit Sharma,
Lokendra Dave
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.56356
Subject(s) - medicine , phenytoin , pulmonary eosinophilia , pulmonary disease , drug , disease , eosinophilia , respiratory system , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , epilepsy , pharmacology , lung , psychiatry , bronchoalveolar lavage
Drug-induced respiratory diseases are difficult to diagnose and therefore usually not identified, probably underestimated and under-reported. We report a case of diphenylhydantoin/phenytoin-induced chronic pulmonary disease in a 62-year-old male patient presenting with progressive dyspnea, eosinophilia, and pulmonary abnormalities. The importance of drug history in clinical history-taking and early diagnosis of drug-induced respiratory diseases is emphasized so as to prevent permanent pulmonary damage.