Recurrent Acute Pulmonary Toxicity and Respiratory Failure Associated with Fludarabine Monophosphate

A case of recurrent acute fludarabine pulmonary toxicity in a 67-year-old man with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is presented. The patient responded well to high dose steroid therapy. The literature with respect to this rare entity is reviewed.

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Main Authors: Corey Cutler, Yaseen Samman, Richard Fraser, Paul Corris, Arnold Zidulka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1997-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1997/628194
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spelling doaj-art-d5bc0da8a846454caa6bd31395e7507a2025-02-03T01:21:28ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22411997-01-014633133310.1155/1997/628194Recurrent Acute Pulmonary Toxicity and Respiratory Failure Associated with Fludarabine MonophosphateCorey Cutler0Yaseen Samman1Richard Fraser2Paul Corris3Arnold Zidulka4Department of Medicine and Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Medicine and Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Medicine and Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Medicine and Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Medicine and Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaA case of recurrent acute fludarabine pulmonary toxicity in a 67-year-old man with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is presented. The patient responded well to high dose steroid therapy. The literature with respect to this rare entity is reviewed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1997/628194
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Recurrent Acute Pulmonary Toxicity and Respiratory Failure Associated with Fludarabine Monophosphate
Canadian Respiratory Journal
title Recurrent Acute Pulmonary Toxicity and Respiratory Failure Associated with Fludarabine Monophosphate
title_full Recurrent Acute Pulmonary Toxicity and Respiratory Failure Associated with Fludarabine Monophosphate
title_fullStr Recurrent Acute Pulmonary Toxicity and Respiratory Failure Associated with Fludarabine Monophosphate
title_full_unstemmed Recurrent Acute Pulmonary Toxicity and Respiratory Failure Associated with Fludarabine Monophosphate
title_short Recurrent Acute Pulmonary Toxicity and Respiratory Failure Associated with Fludarabine Monophosphate
title_sort recurrent acute pulmonary toxicity and respiratory failure associated with fludarabine monophosphate
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1997/628194
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