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Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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Radiation therapy, infusional (injected 131I or 90Y radioactivity)

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I.b Pneumonitis (ILD)

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Last update : 15/10/2012
 
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Identify causative drugs
Diagnosing DIRD
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Drug and radiation history
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Drug singularity - Correct identification of the drug
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Consistent timing of exposure v. onset of symptoms
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Clinical, imaging, BAL, pathological pattern consistent with the specific drug
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Careful exlusion of another cause
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Remission of symptoms with removal of drug
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Recurrence with rechallenge (rarely advisable)
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Causality assessment
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Publications

Regional Radiation Pneumonitis After SIRT of a Subcapsular Liver Metastasis: What is the Effect of Direct Beta Irradiation?
Cardiovascular and interventional radiology 2015 Aug;38;1025-30 2015 Aug
Radiation pneumonitis following yttrium-90 radioembolization: case report and literature review.
Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR 2012 May;23;669-74 2012 May

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