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Interstitial pneumonitis related to flutamide monotherapy for prostate cancer
Masayoshi Nomura1, Hideki Sato, Naohiro Fujimoto
1Department of Urology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu-city 807-8555, Japan. nomusan@med.uoeh-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
A 88-year-old man with prostate cancer was receiving non-steroidal anti-androgen therapy (flutamide, 375 mg/day). Three weeks after starting therapy, the patient developed dyspnea and bilateral pulmonary interstitial infiltrates. The withdrawal of flutamide and the initiation of steroid therapy resulted in clinical improvement.
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