Interstitial pneumonitis secondary to leuprorelin acetate for prostate cancer

Hsern Ern Tan; Fiona Lake

doi:10.1002/rcr2.146

Interstitial pneumonitis secondary to leuprorelin acetate for prostate cancer

Respirol Case Rep. 2016 Mar 31;4(2):e00146. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.146. eCollection 2016 Apr.

Authors

Hsern Ern Tan¹, Fiona Lake¹

Affiliation

¹ Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Department of Respiratory Medicine Perth Australia; University of Western Australia School of Medicine and Pharmacology Perth Australia.

Abstract

Androgen blockade is standard treatment for advanced prostate cancer. We report an uncommon case of interstitial pneumonitis induced by leuprorelin acetate.

Keywords: Interstitial pneumonitis; leuprorelin acetate; prostate cancer.

Publication types

Case Reports