[Interstitial pneumonia connected with rituximab therapy - case report].

We describe a patient with follicular lymphoma treated with R-CHOP scheme (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone) who had pulmonary symptoms during chemotherapy which were diagnosed as rituximab-induced interstitial pneumonia. Symptoms and radiological changes resolved with prednisone therapy. PMID: 23996885 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23996885?dopt=Abstract

Source: Pneumonologia i Alergologia Polska - September 4, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Wyrostkiewicz D, Skorupa W, Barańska I, Kuś J Tags: Pneumonol Alergol Pol Source Type: research