[A case of flomoxef-induced pneumonitis]

Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi. 1992 Apr;30(4):643-7.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report a case of flomoxef-induced pneumonitis. A 22-year-old man was treated with flomoxef following liver biopsy. A few days later he developed a high fever and severe dyspnea, and his chest X-ray film revealed diffuse reticulo-nodular shadows in both lung fields. We suspected interstitial pneumonitis due to flomoxef, and pulse therapy with methylprednisolone was started. He showed rapid recovery of symptoms and marked regression of pulmonary infiltration in his chest X-ray. Lymphocyte stimulation test was positive to flomoxef, which was compatible with the diagnosis of drug-induced pneumonitis. To our knowledge, there has been no previous case of pulmonary hypersensitivity to flomoxef reported in Japan.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Cephalosporins / adverse effects*
  • Drug Hypersensitivity / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Liver / pathology
  • Lymphocyte Activation
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis / chemically induced*

Substances

  • Cephalosporins
  • flomoxef