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Lung consolidation responding to chemotherapy

Authors :
Prasanth Balasubramaniam
Ram V Nampoothiri
Pankaj Malhotra
Nalini Gupta
Source :
BMJ case reports. 2017
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Consolidations in the pulmonary parenchyma are mostly infective, although they can rarely be due to autoimmune and neoplastic processes. Consolidations, especially in the setting of underlying immunosuppressive haematological malignancy, are usually presumed infective by the treating physician. Pulmonary involvement in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia presenting as consolidations and type 1 respiratory failure, responding to systemic chemotherapy, is a rare and uncommon presentation.

Details

ISSN :
1757790X
Volume :
2017
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
BMJ case reports
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....9503804744325488e011aad118527deb