title: A case of cyclophosphamide-induced interstitial pneumonitis diagnosed by bronchoalveolar lavage.
abstract: A successfully treated case of cyclophosphamide pneumonitis, which developed during treatment for a leukemic phase of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, is documented. Subtyping of lymphocytes in the peripheral blood and the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid easily excluded a possible diagnosis of pulmonary involvement of lymphoma. Bronchoalveolar lavage is a useful approach to determine the correct etiology of pneumonitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Usui
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kimula
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aoyagi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takayama
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003520:Cyclophosphamide