Phenytoin-induced organising pneumonia: An unknown entity

Yadvir Garg; C D S Katoch; Deepu Peter; Kamal Pathak

doi:10.1016/j.mjafi.2020.04.004

Phenytoin-induced organising pneumonia: An unknown entity

Med J Armed Forces India. 2022 Oct;78(4):478-480. doi: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2020.04.004. Epub 2020 Jul 9.

Authors

Yadvir Garg¹, C D S Katoch², Deepu Peter³, Kamal Pathak⁴

Affiliations

¹ Classified Specialist (Pulmonary Medicine), Command Hospital (Northern Command), C/o 56 APO, India.
² Professor & Head (Medicine & Respiratory Medicine), Army Institute of Cardio Thoracic Sciences (AICTS), Pune 411040, India.
³ Resident, (Respiratory Medicine), Army Institute of Cardio Thoracic Sciences (AICTS), Pune 411040, India.
⁴ Consultant Interventional Radiology, Excelcare Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India.

Abstract

Organising pneumonia can be idiopathic or as a result of other inciting factors such as drugs. Phenytoin has been implicated in significant side effects predominantly involving extrapulmonary sites. Pulmonary side effects are reported less frequently. Hereby, we report a first case of phenytoin-induced organising pneumonia from India and evidence of significant improvement after stopping the drug.

Keywords: Atoll sign; Organising pneumonia; Phenytoin.

Publication types

Case Reports