Ergin Ahmet B, Fong Nancy, Daw Hamed A
Department of Medicine, Fairview Hospital, Cleveland, OH 44111, USA.
Case Rep Med. 2012;2012:680431. doi: 10.1155/2012/680431. Epub 2012 Jun 19.
Rituximab-induced lung disease (R-ILD) is a rare entity that should be considered in patients treated with rituximab who present with dyspnea, fever, and cough, but no clear evidence of infection. A variety of pathologic findings have been described in this setting. Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) is the most common clinicopathologic diagnosis, followed by interstitial pneumonitis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Prompt diagnosis and treatment with corticosteroids are essential as discussed by Wagner et al. (2007). Here we present a case of an 82-year-old man who was treated with rituximab for recurrent marginal zone lymphoma. After the first infusion of rituximab, he reported fever, chills, and dyspnea. On computed tomography imaging, he was found to have bilateral patchy infiltrates, consistent with BOOP on biopsy. In our patient, BOOP was caused by single-agent rituximab, in the first week after the first infusion of rituximab. We reviewed the relevant literature to clarify the different presentations and characteristics of R-ILD and raise awareness of this relatively overlooked entity.
利妥昔单抗诱导的肺部疾病(R-ILD)是一种罕见的病症,对于接受利妥昔单抗治疗且出现呼吸困难、发热和咳嗽但无明确感染证据的患者应予以考虑。在这种情况下已描述了多种病理表现。闭塞性细支气管炎伴机化性肺炎(BOOP)是最常见的临床病理诊断,其次是间质性肺炎、急性呼吸窘迫综合征(ARDS)和过敏性肺炎。如Wagner等人(2007年)所讨论的,及时诊断并用皮质类固醇进行治疗至关重要。在此,我们报告一例82岁男性患者,其因复发性边缘区淋巴瘤接受利妥昔单抗治疗。首次输注利妥昔单抗后,他出现发热、寒战和呼吸困难。在计算机断层扫描成像中,发现他有双侧斑片状浸润,活检结果符合BOOP。在我们的患者中,BOOP由单药利妥昔单抗引起,发生在首次输注利妥昔单抗后的第一周。我们回顾了相关文献,以阐明R-ILD的不同表现和特征,并提高对这个相对被忽视的病症的认识。
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