Gefitinib-associated Propionibacterium acnes pleural empyema

J Thorac Oncol. 2008 May;3(5):556-7. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e31816e2417.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis
  • Adenocarcinoma / therapy
  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Empyema, Pleural / microbiology*
  • Empyema, Pleural / therapy
  • Female
  • Gefitinib
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / therapy
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Lung Neoplasms / therapy
  • Middle Aged
  • Pleurodesis
  • Propionibacterium acnes*
  • Quinazolines / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Quinazolines
  • Gefitinib