PULMONARY-INFILTRATES IN THE CANCER-PATIENT - NEW APPROACHES TO AN OLD PROBLEM

Authors
BERGEN GA SHELHAMER JH
Citation
Ga. Bergen et Jh. Shelhamer, PULMONARY-INFILTRATES IN THE CANCER-PATIENT - NEW APPROACHES TO AN OLD PROBLEM, Infectious disease clinics of North America, 10(2), 1996, pp. 297
Citations number
141
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases",Immunology
Journal title
Infectious disease clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
08915520
Volume
10
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0891-5520(1996)10:2<297:PITC-N>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
A variety of etiologies may produce pulmonary infiltrates in a patient with cancer. Infectious etiologies, of an ever-increasing number, are always of paramount concern due to their high mortality in this patie nt population. Patients may be rendered immunosuppressed for prolonged periods of time and therefore are highly susceptible to infection. We present an overview of the many causes of pulmonary infiltrates in th e cancer patient and an approach to diagnosis and treatment.