Successful treatment of gefitinib-induced acute interstitial pneumonitis with corticosteroid and non-invasive BIPAP-ventilation

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 316-319

  Zhang, Yalei ^a   Yang, Haihong ^a   Zhao, Meiling ^a   He, Jianxing ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gefitinib; Interstitial pneumonitis; Non invasive BIPAP ventilation

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; CARBOPLATIN; GEFITINIB; GEMCITABINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PICIBANIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BIPAP ASSISTED VENTILATION; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; COUGHING; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG LESION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PLEURA EFFUSION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84864421402     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2012.03.20     Document Type: Article

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