Pantoprazole: An Unusual Suspect in a Patient with Fever

  • Nuno Melo Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal
  • Sílvia Policarpo Infectious Disease Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal
  • Manuela Dias Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal
  • Jorge Almeida Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12890/2021_002571

Keywords

Drug fever, acute hepatitis, pantoprazole

Abstract

Drugs can cause fever of unknown origin. Drug fever is a diagnosis of exclusion and can lead to unnecessary investigations and prolonged hospitalization. Any drug can be responsible. Here, we describe the case of a woman admitted because of acute hepatitis. Pantoprazole was started for stress ulcer prophylaxis when she was admitted to the ICU. Fever developed a few days later and an extensive diagnostic work-up was negative. Fever remitted after pantoprazole discontinuation and the diagnosis of drug fever was established.

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    • Published: 2021-05-28

    Issue: 2021: Vol 8 No 5 (view)

    Section: Articles

    How to cite:
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    Melo N, Policarpo S, Dias M, Almeida J. Pantoprazole: An Unusual Suspect in a Patient with Fever. EJCRIM 2021;8 doi:10.12890/2021_002571.

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