Severe diffuse interstitial pneumonitis induced by carmustine (BCNU).
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a fatal case of acute interstitial pneumonitis in a patient treated with carmustine (BCNU) for a brain tumor. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) revealed lymphocyte alveolitis with a low CD4/CD8 ratio (0.36), consistent with an immunoallergic phenomenon, rather than the most often evoked toxic hypothesis.
Medical subject headings
- Carmustine
- Lung Diseases, Interstitial