A false alarm of COVID-19 pneumonia in lung cancer with anti-PD-1 related pneumonitis: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Pneumonitis belongs to the fatal toxicities of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 treatments. Its diagnosis is based on immunotherapeutic histories, clinical symptoms, and the computed tomography (CT) imaging. The radiological features were typically ground-glass opacities, similar to CT presentati...

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Main Authors: Ying Dai, Sha Liu, Yiruo Zhang, Xiaoqiu Li, Zhiyan Zhao, Pingping Liu, Yingying Du
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-02619-y