[Hypersensitivity pneumonitis in a patient taking pravastatin]

N Liscoët-Loheac; N André; F Couturaud; E Chenu; J J Quiot; C Leroyer

[Hypersensitivity pneumonitis in a patient taking pravastatin]

Rev Mal Respir. 2001 Sep;18(4 Pt 1):426-8.

[Article in French]

Authors

N Liscoët-Loheac¹, N André, F Couturaud, E Chenu, J J Quiot, C Leroyer

Affiliation

¹ Département de Médecine interne et Pneumologie, CHRU de la Cavale Blanche, 29609, Brest Cedex, France.

PMID: 11547251

Abstract

A 41-year-old man who had been taking pravastatin for two years developed hypersensitivity pneumonitis. The initial examination found intestinal pneumonitis and hypereosinophilia. The patient's syndromes gradually resolved with withdrawal of pravastatin. As HMG coenzyme A reductase inhibitors are commonly prescribed, any respiratory symptoms in this setting should be considered with special attention.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / chemically induced*
Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / diagnostic imaging
Anticholesteremic Agents / adverse effects*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / adverse effects*
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / chemically induced
Iatrogenic Disease
Male
Pravastatin / adverse effects*
Radiography, Thoracic
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Anticholesteremic Agents
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Pravastatin