Successful treatment with metronidazole and paromomycin for fulminant amoebic colitis during cytotoxic chemotherapy in a patient with small-cell lung cancer

Successful treatment with metronidazole and paromomycin for fulminant amoebic colitis during cytotoxic chemotherapy in a patient with small-cell lung cancer

We report the case of a 64-year-old man with advanced small-cell lung cancer who developed fulminant amoebic colitis during cytotoxic chemotherapy. During the first cycle of carboplatin/etoposide treatment, febrile neutropenia and grade 4 neutropenia developed. Because diarrhea, abdominal pain, and...

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Main Authors: Aya Kitaoka, Kazuya Tanimura, Yuto Yasuda, Kensuke Nishioka, Yutaka Hirayama, Kiyoshi Uemasu, Daisuke Iwashima, Sou Arita, Toshiyuki Kitai, Susumu Hoshi, Emi Date, Norishige Iizuka, Ken-ichi Takahashi
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Elsevier 2021
Subjects:
Entamoeba histolytica
Fulminant amebic colitis
Activation
Chemotherapy
Small-cell lung cancer
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/dc440a34809c48368a23a348d348c76f
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