Severe diffuse interstitial pneumonitis induced by carmustine (BCNU).
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We report a fatal case of acute interstitial pneumonitis in a patient treated with carmustine (BCNU) for a brain tumor. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) revealed lymphocyte alveolitis with a low CD4/CD8 ratio (0.36), consistent with an immunoallergic phenomenon, rather than the most often evoked toxic hypothesis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chest
دوره 105 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994