A case report of pulmonary fibrosis due to intraarterial bleomycin treatment
1988 Volume 40 Issue 1 Pages 57-61
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1988 Volume 40 Issue 1 Pages 57-61
Severe pulmonary fibrosis was observed in a 68-year-old woman with recurrent cervical cancer treated with bleomycin (BLM). BLM was administered 5 mg/day by continuous intraarterial infusion in a total dose of 220mg. She developed dyspnea, and chest X-ray showed interstitial pneumonitis during the BLM treatment. The patient did not respond to steroid and antibiotic therapy and died.
