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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Pegfilgrastim-induced vasculitis of the subclavian and basilar artery complicated by subarachnoid hemorrhage in a breast cancer patient: a case report and review of the literature.

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2022 Aug 12


Surg Case Rep


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35960391?dopt=Abstract


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Pegfilgrastim-induced vasculitis of the subclavian and basilar artery complicated by subarachnoid hemorrhage in a breast cancer patient: a case report and review of the literature.

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Pegfilgrastim-induced vasculitis of the subclavian and basilar artery complicated by subarachnoid hemorrhage in a breast cancer patient: a case report and review of the literature.
Seto Y, Kittaka N, Taniguchi A, Kanaoka H, Nakajima S, Oyama Y, Kusama H, Watanabe N, Matsui S, Nishio M, Fujisawa F, Takano K, Arita H, Nakayama T
Surg Case Rep. 2022 Aug 12; 8(1):155.
PMID: 35960391.

Abstract

Pegfilgrastim (PEG) is a sustained-duration pegylated form of filgrastim, a granulocyte-colony stimulating factor agent that is widely used as prophylaxis against febrile neutropenia during chemotherapy. We report the case of a breast cancer patient who developed PEG-induced vasculitis complicated by subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and review the relevant literature.
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