We describe a 65-year-old female with relapsed ovarian cancer who developed a severe hypersensitivity reaction during the second cycle of carboplatin treatment. The patient developed respiratory failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome and hypotension, requiring admission to the intensive care unit.
Evangelos Potolidis, Charalampos Mandros. Carboplatin-induced hypersensitivity reaction. Case reports in oncology. 2012 Jan;5(1):141-2
PMID: 22666202
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