Bleomycin-Induced Fatal Lung Toxicity Misdiagnosed as Covid-19 Pneumonia: A Case Report
| Autor: | Yasin Celal Güneş, Murathan Köksal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) business.industry respiratory system Bleomycin medicine.disease Dermatology respiratory tract diseases Lymphoma chemistry.chemical_compound Pneumonia chemistry Respiratory failure Pneumothorax medicine medicine.symptom business Testicular cancer Subcutaneous emphysema |
| Zdroj: | Respiratory Case Reports. 10:12-15 |
| ISSN: | 2147-2475 |
| Popis: | Bleomycin is a chemotherapeutic agent that is preferred for the treatment of testicular cancer, lymphoma and some squamous cell carcinomas Bleomycin-induced lung toxicity is a common, but rarely fatal side-effect, and the radiological image of which can be confused with other reasons which makes organizing pneumonia pattern We report here on the case of a 40-year-old male patient with testicular cancer with bleomycin-induced fatal lung toxicity that was misdiagnosed as Covid-19 pneumonia The patient suffered subsequent fatal spontaneous pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax, and pulmonary interstitial and subcutaneous emphysema, and died from respiratory failure |
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