Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2005; 26(5): 458-481
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-922030
Copyright © 2005 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease in Patients with Hematological Diseases

Philippe Camus1 , Ulrich Costabel2
  • 1Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Hopital Le Bocage, Dijon, France
  • 2Department of Pneumology/Allergy, Ruhrlandklinik, Essen, Germany
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02. November 2005 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Patients with hematological malignancies or recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplants may develop myriad pulmonary manifestations, as a complication of either the disease or the diverse agents used to treat the disease. Clinical, radiographic, and physiological features of drug-induced and radiation-induced pulmonary injury are often difficult to distinguish from other causes of pulmonary infiltrates (e.g., infections, pulmonary edema, alveolar hemorrhage, etc.). Fiberoptic bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is essential to exclude infectious etiologies. In some cases, surgical lung biopsies are required to establish a specific etiological diagnosis. This review discusses the myriad causes of lung injury/toxicity that may afflict patients with hematological malignancies or transplant recipients, and presents diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.

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Philippe CamusM.D. 

Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Intensive Care, Hopital Le Bocage BP 1542, 21034 Dijon, France

eMail: philippe.camus@chu-dijon.fr

URL: http://www.pneumotox.com