Relapsing acute respiratory failure induced by minocycline.

Minocycline-induced acute eosinophilic pneumonia: A case report and review of the literature☆

Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) can be a challenging diagnosis and is often initially misdiagnosed as one of the more common pneumonia syndromes such as acute respiratory distress syndrome. Early bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is critical in distinguishing the diagnosis to initiate proper management. The etiology of AEP is unknown, though many drugs have been implicated, including minocycline....

Relapsing polychondritis with initial presentations of recurrent negative-pressure pulmonary edema and acute respiratory failure.

Relapsing polychondritis is a rare autoimmune disease causing inflammation in cartilaginous structures and other tissues throughout the body. Negative-pressure pulmonary edema (NPPE) due to laryngeal swelling from relapsing polychondritis is rare and has not been reported. Here, we report a case of relapsing polychondritis in an 18-y-old female who presented with recurrent NPPE and acute respir...

Minocycline induced lupus with yellow colored chylous exudative pleural effusion

Ninety years old male was admitted to hospital due to breathlessness. The prominent findings were extensive blue-grey skin pigmentation and large left chylothorax. Drug induced lupus was diagnosed due to either minocycline chronic treatment or no alternative illness to explain his sub-acute disease. Minocycline therapy was stopped with gradual improvement of pleural effusion and skin discolorat...

Possible Contribution of Brain Oxidative Stress in Experimental Acute Hepatic Encephalopathy in Rats Role of Minocycline and Vitamin E

Encephalopathy and brain edema are serious complications of liver failure and may lead to rapid death of patients. The present study was designed to show the effects of acute hepatic encephalopathy on the oxidative/nitrosative stress markers in the brain and to investigate the modulation of these markers by minocycline and vitamin E to establish the best way of its prevention. 24 male albino ra...

Identification of toga-like virus in fulminant hepatitis attributed to minocycline therapy.