TY - JOUR
T1 - A case of pneumocystis pneumonia after Cetuximab-based bioradiotherapy
AU - Shinohara, Asano
AU - Kogo, Ryunosuke
AU - Uryu, Hideoki
AU - Yasumatsu, Ryuji
AU - Nakashima, Torahiko
AU - Komune, Shizuo
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Reports of drug-induced interstitial pneumonia caused by Cetuximab have been increasing. Pneumocystis pneumonia is important as a differential diagnosis of drug-induced interstitial pneumonia. We report herein on a 64-year-old man with pneumocystis pneumonia after cetuximab-based bioradiotherapy for laryngeal cancer. After radiotherapy, the patient developed multi-drug resistant pneumonia. Chest CT imaging revealed diffuse ground-glass opacities in the lung field. He was diagnosed as having pneumocystis pneumonia based on the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) findings, and then his symptoms improved after treatment with Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole. It is important to assess the risk factor for pneumocystis pneumonia for early its detection and treatment.
AB - Reports of drug-induced interstitial pneumonia caused by Cetuximab have been increasing. Pneumocystis pneumonia is important as a differential diagnosis of drug-induced interstitial pneumonia. We report herein on a 64-year-old man with pneumocystis pneumonia after cetuximab-based bioradiotherapy for laryngeal cancer. After radiotherapy, the patient developed multi-drug resistant pneumonia. Chest CT imaging revealed diffuse ground-glass opacities in the lung field. He was diagnosed as having pneumocystis pneumonia based on the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) findings, and then his symptoms improved after treatment with Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole. It is important to assess the risk factor for pneumocystis pneumonia for early its detection and treatment.
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U2 - 10.3950/jibiinkoka.119.204
DO - 10.3950/jibiinkoka.119.204
M3 - Article
C2 - 27244906
AN - SCOPUS:84964403737
VL - 119
SP - 204
EP - 209
JO - Journal of Otolaryngology of Japan
JF - Journal of Otolaryngology of Japan
SN - 0030-6622
IS - 3
ER -