Radiation pneumonitis complicated by Pneumocystis carinii in patients with thoracic neoplasia: a clinical analysis of 7 cases

Cancer Commun (Lond). 2019 Aug 23;39(1):47. doi: 10.1186/s40880-019-0392-6.

Authors

Zhixue Fu¹, Xu Yang¹, Nan Bi¹, Yirui Zhai¹, Dongfu Chen¹, Wenqing Wang¹, Lei Deng¹, Tao Zhang¹, Zongmei Zhou¹, Jun Liang²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, P. R. China.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, P. R. China. [email protected].

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Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pneumocystis carinii*
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis* / complications
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis* / diagnosis
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis* / drug therapy
Radiation Pneumonitis* / complications
Radiation Pneumonitis* / diagnosis
Radiation Pneumonitis* / drug therapy
Steroids / therapeutic use
Thoracic Neoplasms* / complications
Thoracic Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Thoracic Neoplasms* / drug therapy
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / therapeutic use

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Steroids
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination