Abstract
We report a patient who had two episodes of bleomycin lung toxicity with a good clinical response following corticosteroid therapy. The first episode followed treatment with 120 units of bleomycin and was characterized by cough and dyspnea. The second resulted in ARDS following a surgical procedure that used an FIO2 level of 0.33.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Bleomycin / adverse effects*
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Cough / chemically induced
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Drug Synergism
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Dyspnea / chemically induced
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Lung / drug effects*
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Male
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Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / complications
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Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / therapy
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Oxygen / adverse effects*
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Prednisone / therapeutic use*
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / chemically induced
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Testicular Neoplasms / complications
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Testicular Neoplasms / therapy
Substances
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Bleomycin
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Oxygen
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Prednisone