Levetiracetam-induced interstitial lung disease in a patient with advanced lung cancer

Levetiracetam-induced interstitial lung disease in a patient with advanced lung cancer

An 85-year-old woman with antibiotics-resistant pneumonia after surgery for metastatic brain tumor from lung cancer was consulted to our department. Chest CT showed diffuse GGO bilaterally. BALF showed elevated ratios of lymphocytes and CD4/CD8. Tests for bacteria, mycobacteria, and fungi were negat...

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Main Authors: Shintaro Sato, Tomohiro Oba, Hiroki Ohta, Yuta Tsukahara, Gen Kida, Emiri Tsumiyama, Kenji Kusano, Tomotaka Nishizawa, Rie Kawabe, Hideaki Yamakawa, Keiichi Akasaka, Masako Amano, Hidekazu Matsushima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Drug-induced interstitial lung disease
Levetiracetam
Lung cancer
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221300712030455X

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