Pneumocystis pneumonia during Postoperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
Joint Authors
Fujimori, Yoshiro
Shinohara, Tsuyoshi
Yamagishi, Kiyofumi
Yasui, Makito
Yamada, Hiroyuki
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 72-year-old woman underwent a mastectomy with one-stage breast reconstruction using silicone implant for right breast cancer.
Postoperatively, she had received adjuvant chemotherapy with fluorouracil, epirubicin, and cyclophosphamide (FEC regimen).
She was admitted for febrile neutropenia after the third course of chemotherapy.
She remained febrile for a week, and she complained of dyspnea on hospital day 8.
Computed tomography scan demonstrated widespread patchy ground glass changes in both lungs and serum (1→3)-β-D-glucan was elevated to 20 pg/mL.
Oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole was started on the strong clinical suspicion of PCP, and the patient subsequently made a rapid recovery from fever and dyspnea.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shinohara, Tsuyoshi& Yasui, Makito& Yamada, Hiroyuki& Fujimori, Yoshiro& Yamagishi, Kiyofumi. 2013. Pneumocystis pneumonia during Postoperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shinohara, Tsuyoshi…[et al.]. Pneumocystis pneumonia during Postoperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Shinohara, Tsuyoshi& Yasui, Makito& Yamada, Hiroyuki& Fujimori, Yoshiro& Yamagishi, Kiyofumi. Pneumocystis pneumonia during Postoperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511154
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-511154