Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia following 5-fluorouracil administration.
A 54-year-old man who had been treated with monthly courses of 5-fluorouracil for one year developed Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. No evidence of significant, permanent, immunologic impairment was evident one year after the patient became infected. An infection associated with 5-fluorouracil treatment is implicated.
D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000209:etiology*
D005472:Fluorouracil