Acute bleomycin toxicity

A case of acute pulmonary toxicity due to bleomycin leading to death in 60 hours is described in an 11-year-old male with Hodgkin's disease. This acute presentation in an immunologically comprised host caused consideration of etiologies other than drugs. Previous reports in the literature have...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of pediatric hematology/oncology 1980, Vol.2 (3), p.249
Hauptverfasser:	Ganick, D J, Peters, M E, Hafez, G R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease Bleomycin - toxicity Child Hodgkin Disease - drug therapy Humans Lung - pathology Male Pulmonary Fibrosis - chemically induced Respiratory Insufficiency - chemically induced
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Zusammenfassung:	A case of acute pulmonary toxicity due to bleomycin leading to death in 60 hours is described in an 11-year-old male with Hodgkin's disease. This acute presentation in an immunologically comprised host caused consideration of etiologies other than drugs. Previous reports in the literature have not documented such an acute fatal course as a result of bleomycin toxicity.
ISSN:	0192-8562