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Volume 2010, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 0253-8253
  • EISSN: 2227-0426

Abstract

A middle-aged lady admitted with metastatic breast cancer developed acute respiratory problems with bilateral pulmonary infiltrates after five days of cytotoxic administration, as an acute adverse drug reaction to the docetaxel that resolved completely after high dosage of dexamethasone.

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  • Article Type: Case Report
Keyword(s): Breast CancerDocetaxelDrug Induced Interstitial and pneumonitis
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