Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia as a complication of bendamustine in a patient receiving bendamustine plus rituximab for marginal zone lymphoma

Leuk Res. 2011 Nov;35(11):e223-4. doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2011.07.014. Epub 2011 Aug 6.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects*
  • Bendamustine Hydrochloride
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / complications*
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / drug therapy*
  • Male
  • Nitrogen Mustard Compounds / administration & dosage
  • Pneumocystis carinii / isolation & purification*
  • Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / chemically induced*
  • Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / therapy
  • Rituximab
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
  • Nitrogen Mustard Compounds
  • Rituximab
  • Bendamustine Hydrochloride