A Case of Interstitial Lung Disease Probably Related to Rituximab Treatment

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 2 - Trang 1-4 - 2015
Massimo Calderazzo1, Pierandrea Rende2,3, Paolo Gambardella1, Giovambattista De Sarro2,3, Luca Gallelli2,3
1Department of Infectious Disease, ASP Lamezia Terme, Catanzaro, Italy
2Department of Health Science, University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
3Operative Unit of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacovigilance, Azienda Ospedaliera Mater Domini, Catanzaro, Italy

Tóm tắt

A 44-year-old male developed interstitial lung disease (ILD) during treatment with rituximab (375 mg/m2 weekly intravenous × 4 weeks) for the management of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). After 1 month of treatment he developed dyspnea, fever (38.9 °C), an increase of C-reactive protein (CRP) and white blood cells with hypoxemia, and decreased platelets. Chest X-ray and high-resolution computed tomography revealed diffuse bilateral lung infiltrates. He was diagnosed with severe ILD; rituximab was discontinued, and treatment with fluticasone combined with salmeterol, methylprednisolone, and omeprazole was started, with an improvement of symptoms over 15 days with normalization in CRP at 30 days. A Naranjo assessment score of 6 was obtained, indicating a probable relationship between the patient’s symptoms and the suspect drug. In conclusion, in ITP patients treated with rituximab, we suggest evaluating pulmonary endpoints through pharmaco-epidemiological observational studies.

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