Thalidomide-related eosinophilic pneumonia: a case report and review of the literature

September 11th, 2008 by admin

Thalidomide has regained continuance in the multimodality communication of leprosy, binary myeloma, prostate, ovarian and renal cancer. Complications attendant to arterial and venous complications are substantially described. However, pulmonic complications rest relatively uncommon. The most ordinary pulmonic side-effect reportable is non-specific dyspnea. We inform a enduring with binary myeloma, who matured an eosinophilic pneumonia, presently after play thalidomide. She had rank partitioning of her symptoms and pulmonic infiltrates on conclusion of the take and communication with corticosteroids. Physicians should be cognizant of this possibleness complexness in patients receiving thalidomide who inform with dyspnoea and pulmonic infiltrates. (Source: Cases Journal)

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