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- Title
The Sézary syndrome with rapid pulmonary dissemination.
- Authors
Foster, Gregory H.; Eichenhorn, Michael S.; van Slyck, Ellis J.; Foster, G H; Eichenhorn, M S; Van Slyck, E J
- Abstract
The authors report the case of a patient with long-standing Sézary syndrome who developed the acute onset of bilateral pulmonary infiltration, severe hypoxemia, and hypotension. Initial diagnostic considerations centered around infection, but an open-lung biopsy revealed "mycosis fungoides" without evidence of an infectious process. The patient showed striking improvement when given vincristine and cyclophosphamide, but ultimately died 3 months later of a nonpulmonary catheter-related infection. This rare clinical association stresses the value of open lung biopsy as a diagnostic measure even in desperately ill individuals.
- Publication
Cancer (0008543X), 1985, Vol 56, Issue 5, p1197
- ISSN
0008-543X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/1097-0142(19850901)56:5<1197::AID-CNCR2820560538>3.0.CO;2-H