Intrauterine anemia due to parvovirus B19: successful treatment with intravenous immunoglobulins.

air spaces and absence of hyperplastic pneumocytes (type II) with bizarre shapes usually noted in cases of bleomycin-induced interstitial pneumonitis.10 The pathologic changes described in our patient are different from those described for bleomycin hypersensitivity pneumonitis and appear to be a classic bleomycin intestitial pneumonitis.11 This case illustrates that life threatening bleomycin PT, although unusual, can occur with very low doses of bleomycin. The case also illustrates that prompt recognition is essential since some patients have a favorable response to corticosteroid therapy. Further studies are needed for a better understanding of the mechanisms involved in the development of PT induced by bleomycin.