Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia after radiation therapy for breast cancer

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-13

  Cottin, V ^a   Frognier, R ^a   Monnot, H ^b   Levy, A ^c   DeVuyst, P ^d   Cordier, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b Centre Hospitalier Regional   (France)

^c HÔPITAL DU BOCAGE   (France)

^d ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chronic eosiniphilic pneumonia; Organising pneumonia; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; ITRACONAZOLE; LORATADINE; MONTELUKAST; PREDNISONE; SALMETEROL; TAMOXIFEN; TRIMETAZIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREAST CANCER; BRONCHIOLITIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CELL COUNT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; LOEFFLER PNEUMONIA; LUNG ALVEOLITIS; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG LAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE; PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIA; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347766083     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.03.00071303     Document Type: Article

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