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. 2013 Jan;59(1):43-45.

Table 2. Published case reports of furosemide-related pancreatitis.

STUDY AGE, Y SEX COMORBIDITY DOSAGE LATENCY PERIOD OUTCOME RECHALLENGE RECURRENCE OUTPATIENT OR INPATIENT CONFOUNDERS
Wilson et al5 23 M Malignant HTN, CHF, emphysema 40 mg/d 3 wk Recovery No No Inpatient Tetracycline, methyldopa; alcoholism
Jones and Oelbaum6 64 F HTN, AMI, CHF 40 mg/d 7 wk Recovery Yes Yes Inpatient Dyslipidemia
Strunge7 53 F CHF 1000 mg/d NA Death No No Inpatient Ventricular fibrillation
72 F AMI 240 mg/d NA Death No No Inpatient Cardiogenic shock
Buchanan and Cane8 46 M DM 500 mg, single dose 12 h Death No No Inpatient Alcoholism
56 M CHF 250 mg, single dose 8 h Recovery No No Inpatient Alcoholism
49 M Varices 250 mg, single dose 18 h Recovery No No Inpatient Alcoholism
Stenvinkel and Alvestrand9 34 M CHF 750 mg/d 1 d Recovery Yes Yes Inpatient Captopril
Call et al10 41 F HTN 40 mg/d 3 d Recovery Yes Yes Inpatient Dyslipidemia
Juang et al11 57 F DCM, SSS, HTN, Hashimoto thyroiditis 80 mg/d 5 wk Recovery Yes Yes Inpatient Dyslipidemia, sulfonamide allergy
Current case 60 M HTN, MG 40 mg/d 1 d Recovery No No Outpatient Dyslipidemia

AMI—acute myocardial infarction, CHF—congestive heart failure, DCM—dilated cardiomyopathy, DM—diabetes mellitus, F—female, HTN—hypertension, M—male, MG—membranous glomerulopathy, NA—not applicable, SSS—sick sinus syndrome.