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Case Report

Human herpesvirus-6 pneumonitis in a patient with follicular lymphoma following immunochemotherapy with rituximab

Saeko Kuwahara-OtaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Yoshiaki ChinenDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yoshimi MizunoDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Tomoko Takimoto-ShimomuraDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Yayoi Matsumura-KimotoDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Kazuna TanbaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Taku TsukamotoDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Shinsuke MizutaniDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Yuji ShimuraDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Tsutomu KobayashiDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Shigeo HoriikeDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Junya KurodaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Pages 701-705 | Published online: 14 May 2018

Figures & data

Figure 1 Chest X-ray at the onset of pneumonitis.

Note: Chest X-ray did not show major abnormal shadows.
Figure 1 Chest X-ray at the onset of pneumonitis.

Figure 2 Chest CT images.

Notes: (A) Upper lung field and (B) middle lung filed at the onset of pneumonitis. (C) Upper lung field and (D) middle lung filed on the 10th day of treatment. (E) Upper lung field and (F) middle lung field on the 21st day of treatment. Following start of ganciclovir treatment, bilateral pleural effusions, ground glass opacities, and consolidations have resolved.
Abbreviations: CT, computed tomography.
Figure 2 Chest CT images.

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