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Recall of radiation pneumonitis after intrapleural administration of doxorubicin
Author(s) -
Hill Ann B.,
Tattersall Susan F.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1983.tb136023.x
Subject(s) - radiation pneumonitis , medicine , doxorubicin , pneumonitis , recall , administration (probate law) , radiation therapy , lung , psychology , chemotherapy , political science , cognitive psychology , law
A 67-year-old woman developed a malignant pleural effusion 18 months after radical mastectomy and radiotherapy for carcinoma of the breast. After drainage, 30 mg of doxorubicin was instilled into the pleural cavity. Thirty-six hours later, she developed fever, dyspnoea, and erythema in the area of the previous radiotherapy field; patchy intrapulmonary opacities were evident on chest X-ray film. These features resolved over two weeks after treatment with prednisone and frusemide. We believe that this represents a radiation-recall phenomenon.