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    Background:

    • Bleomycin is a chemotherapy agent known to cause pulmonary toxicity.
    • Pulmonary changes associated with bleomycin typically manifest as interstitial pneumonia.

    Observation:

    • Three patients receiving bleomycin developed pulmonary changes.
    • Biopsies revealed a pattern consistent with hypersensitivity pneumonitis, not interstitial pneumonia.
    • Eosinophilic infiltrates were observed, with no immune deposits detected.

    Findings:

    • The observed lung pathology differs from typical bleomycin-induced interstitial pneumonia.
    • Peripheral eosinophilia was present in two patients.
    • All patients responded favorably to corticosteroid treatment, indicating a distinct clinical entity.

    Implications:

    • Bleomycin hypersensitivity pneumonitis may have a different pathogenesis than bleomycin interstitial pneumonitis.
    • Recognizing bleomycin hypersensitivity pneumonitis as a separate entity is crucial due to its distinct, favorable response to steroid therapy.