Methylphenidate causes chronic eosinophilic pneumonia

A man who is 38 years old and diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder was prescribed methylphenidate. Three weeks later, he began experiencing progressive shortness of breath and coughing. Imaging of his chest showed patchy bilateral ground-glass opacities, and bronchoscopy revealed...

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Main Authors: Dhafer Alghamdi, Hamdan Jahdali, Abdullah Alharbi, Ahmad Alshehri, Bandar Alfirm, Hanaa Bamefleh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2024;volume=19;issue=1;spage=112;epage=115;aulast=Alghamdi