| Literature DB >> 28769196 |
J R Bhardwaj1, K Kartik2, S Sambandam3.
Abstract
Pulmonary lesions in seven patients with malignancy who were treated with bleomycin were studied at autopsy. Six of them had symptoms of respiratory distress. The lesions showed a predilection for the lower lobe and subpleural zones. Diffuse alveolar damage progressing to interstitial pneumonitis at varying stages of evolution was observed in all cases. The changes included intra-alveolar proteinaceous exudate, extensive interstitial fibrosis and frank epithelial dysplasia simulating metastatic nodules.Entities:
Keywords: Bleomycin; Diffuse alveolar damage; Interstitial pneumonitis
Year: 2017 PMID: 28769196 PMCID: PMC5529761 DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(17)31052-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med J Armed Forces India ISSN: 0377-1237