Corticosteroids and Azathioprine Do Not Prevent Radiation-Induced Lung Injury
The case of a man who presented with dyspnea and a dry cough six weeks after mediastinal radiotherapy for malignant thymoma is described. The patient was on prednisone (30 mg/day) and azathioprine (100 mg/day) throughout the course of radiation. The respiratory difficulties developed as the dose of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
1998-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Respiratory Journal |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1998/896131 |
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