Table 2. Published case reports of furosemide-related pancreatitis.
STUDY | AGE, Y | SEX | COMORBIDITY | DOSAGE | LATENCY PERIOD | OUTCOME | RECHALLENGE | RECURRENCE | OUTPATIENT OR INPATIENT | CONFOUNDERS |
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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.