Ketorolac tromethamine associated with diffuse pulmonary haemorrhage: high-resolution CT findings

A Sperb Rubin; B Hochhegger; K L Irion; E Marchiori; S Rajeswari Binukrishnan; J S Moreira; G Zanetti

doi:10.1259/bjr/15168493

Ketorolac tromethamine associated with diffuse pulmonary haemorrhage: high-resolution CT findings

Br J Radiol. 2010 Jul;83(991):e158-60. doi: 10.1259/bjr/15168493.

Authors

A Sperb Rubin¹, B Hochhegger, K L Irion, E Marchiori, S Rajeswari Binukrishnan, J S Moreira, G Zanetti

Affiliation

¹ Pavilhão Pereira Filho, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Abstract

Drug-induced lung diseases are a frequent cause of morbidity. Diffuse pulmonary haemorrhage is an uncommon complication of drug therapy, and is a potentially life-threatening situation. We report the high-resolution CT and clinical findings of a 32-year-old man with diffuse pulmonary haemorrhage induced by ketorolac tromethamine.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / adverse effects*
Hemorrhage / chemically induced
Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Ketorolac Tromethamine / adverse effects*
Lung Diseases / chemically induced
Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Male
Radiographic Image Enhancement
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*

Substances

Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Ketorolac Tromethamine