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- Title
Polymyositis and fatal interstitial pneumonia following pelvic irradiation that led to unexpectedly severe adverse effects: a case report.
- Authors
Oike, Takahiro; Ohno, Tatsuya; Shirai, Katsuyuki; Inoue, Takashi; Nakano, Takashi
- Abstract
Key Clinical Message Interstitial pneumonia ( IP) sometimes precedes collagen vascular disease ( CVD) onset. A patient with bladder cancer and mild IP received pelvic irradiation and experienced unexpectedly severe urinary toxicity followed by polymyositis onset and fatal IP exacerbation. Careful observation for 'alarm adverse effects' of radiotherapy in IP patients may help predicting CVD onset.
- Subjects
POLYMYOSITIS; PULMONARY fibrosis; MOLECULAR structure of collagen; VASCULAR diseases; PELVIS cancer; PATIENTS
- Publication
Clinical Case Reports, 2015, Vol 3, Issue 8, p710
- ISSN
2050-0904
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ccr3.322