Journal article
Hydrochlorothiazide-Induced noncardiogenic pulmonary edema: An underrecognized yet serious adverse drug reaction
Pharmacotherapy, Vol.25(9), pp.1258-1265
2005
Abstract
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of hydrochlorothiazide therapy. We describe three patients who developed this serious adverse reaction. A 64-year-old woman developed dypsnea and hypotension within 60 minutes of taking a single dose of hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg. She was admitted to the critical care unit with acute respiratory failure and subsequent multiple-organ dysfunction. The second patient was a 56-year-old woman who experienced sudden onset of shortness of breath that developed 10 minutes after taking a single dose of hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg. The third was a 59-year-old woman who developed sudden onset of shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea after her first dose of hydrochlorothiazide-triamterene. All three women had a history of a similar, albeit minor, reaction to a thiazide diuretic. Review of the literature identified 36 additional cases of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema after thiazide use. The patients developed symptoms 10–150 minutes after ingestion of hydrochlorothiazide or another thiazide. Symptoms can occur on first exposure to the drug or in patients taking the drug intermittently. Of interest, 90% of documented cases occurred in women. With the increasing use of thiazide diuretics in the treatment of hypertension, clinicians need to be aware of the possible association of these drugs with the development of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Details
- Title
- Hydrochlorothiazide-Induced noncardiogenic pulmonary edema: An underrecognized yet serious adverse drug reaction
- Authors/Creators
- S.R. Knowles (Author/Creator) - Sunnybrook Health Science CentreG.A. Wong (Author/Creator) - Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital NHS TrustS.A. Rahim (Author/Creator) - University of TorontoK. Binkley (Author/Creator) - Sunnybrook Health Science CentreE.J. Phillips (Author/Creator) - St. Paul's HospitalN.H. Shear (Author/Creator) - Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
- Publication Details
- Pharmacotherapy, Vol.25(9), pp.1258-1265
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Identifiers
- 991005546363607891
- Copyright
- 2005 Pharmacotherapy Publications Inc.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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