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A Case of Organizing Pneumonia Associated with FOLFIRI Chemotherapy
- Source :
- Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, 2014.
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Abstract
- The combination chemotherapy of irinotecan with 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin (FOLFIRI regimen) was recently proven to be beneficial in patients with advanced colorectal cancer. Pulmonary toxicity is very rare in adverse effects of irinotecan. No case of organizing pneumonia (also known as bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia) associated with FOLFIRI chemotherapy has been reported. We experienced a case of a 62-year-old man who presented persistent dry cough and progressive dyspnea after receiving chemotherapy with FOLFIRI regimen. After surgical lung biopsy, the patient was diagnosed with FOLFIRI chemotherapy-induced organizing pneumonia which was successfully treated with steroid therapy.
- Subjects :
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment
Case Report
Irinotecan
Internal medicine
FOLFIRI Regimen
Medicine
Adverse effect
Chemotherapy
business.industry
Colorectal Neoplasmsoxaliplatin
Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia
Combination chemotherapy
medicine.disease
digestive system diseases
Surgery
respiratory tract diseases
IFL Protocol
Infectious Diseases
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia
FOLFIRI
business
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20056184 and 17383536
- Volume :
- 77
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....bc39c98247d5c8a3ed50b1aa858d16a4