Spontaneous pneumomediastinum caused by bleomycin-induced pneumonitis

Acta Clin Belg. 2012 Sep-Oct;67(5):370-1. doi: 10.2143/ACB.67.5.2062693.

Abstract

We report the case of a 24-yr-old woman treated for lymphoma who developed bleomycin-induced interstitial pneumonia. This interstitial pneumonia was complicated by spontaneous pneumomediastinum. Pneumomediastinum is an unfrequent side effect of high dose bleomycin-induced pneumonitis (BIP) and we describe the first case occurring with low-dose of bleomycin.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / adverse effects
  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / therapeutic use
  • Biopsy
  • Bleomycin / adverse effects*
  • Bleomycin / therapeutic use
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / diagnosis
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / drug therapy*
  • Mediastinal Emphysema / diagnosis
  • Mediastinal Emphysema / etiology*
  • Pneumonia / chemically induced*
  • Pneumonia / complications
  • Pneumonia / diagnosis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
  • Bleomycin