title: Air leak: An unusual manifestation of organizing pneumonia secondary to bleomycin.
abstract: Organizing pneumonia (OP) is a less common interstitial lung disease with varying clinical picture. The development of pulmonary air leak in a case of OP is an extremely rare complication. Here, we report the case of a 46-year-old female with carcinoma ovary, postchemotherapy who developed respiratory distress with pneumomediastinum, and subcutaneous emphysema. Lung biopsy showed evidence of OP. This turned out to be a rare case of OP, secondary to bleomycin chemotherapy, presenting with pulmonary air leak.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Chest Hospital, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Namitha
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Chest Hospital, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Nimisha
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery, Chest Hospital, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Nasser
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yusuf
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery, Chest Hospital, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Rauf
keywords: Air leak; bleomycin chemotherapy; lung biopsy; organizing pneumonia; subcutaneous emphysema