Thoracic Research and Practice
Case report

Mechanical Ventilation Due to Severe Bronchospasm After Cisplatin-Etoposid Infusion

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Department of Chest Diseases, Medical School of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

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Department of Chest Diseases, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Dokuz Eylül University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey

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Ankara University, Medical Faculty, Chest Dept, Ankara, Turkey

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Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Thorac Res Pract 2004; 5: Turkish Respiratory Journal 110-112
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Cisplatin and vepeside are reported as chemotherapeutic agents ca-using hypersensitivity reactions. However, severe bronchospasm le-ading to intubation and mechanical ventilation is uncommon. We report a 69-year-old woman who experienced severe bronchospasm after cisplatin-etoposide therapy. Bronchospasm did not resolve despite intensive medication and was relieved only after applicati¬on of invasive mechanical ventilation

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