Successful therapy with high-dose steroids and cyclosporine for the treatment of carmustine-mediated lung injury

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 347-349

  Zappasodi, P ^a   Vitulo, P ^a   Volpini, E ^a   Castagnola, C ^a   Nascimbene, C ^a   Corso, A ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carmustine; Cyclosporine; Drug toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CARMUSTINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LUNG INJURY; LUNG TOXICITY; MALE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; CARMUSTINE; CASE REPORT; CYCLOSPORINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LYMPHOMA, HIGH-GRADE; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 0036938677     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-002-0464-5     Document Type: Article

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