A Case of Imatinib-mesylate associated Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

Imatinib-mesylate에 의한 과민성 폐렴 1예

  • Lee, Jae Wong (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Kim, Hye Jin (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Kim, Kyu Jin (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Shin, Kyeong Cheol (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Hong, Yeong Hoon (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Chung, Jin Hong (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Lee, Kwan Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University)
  • 이재웅 (영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 김혜진 (영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 김규진 (영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 신경철 (영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 홍영훈 (영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 정진홍 (영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이관호 (영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Received : 2005.06.16
  • Accepted : 2005.09.12
  • Published : 2005.10.30

Abstract

Imatinib-mesylate (Gleevec, Glivec) is a protein-tyrosine kinase inhibitor that inhibits the Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase created by the Philadelphia chromosome abnormality in CML. Imatinib is also used to treat patients with c-kit (CD 117)-positive unresectable tumors, or metastatic malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumors, or both. Imatinib is a welltolerated drug with few side effects. However, it has been associated with gastrointestinal irritation, fluid retention and edema, skin rashes, depigmentation, hepatotoxicity, hemorrhage, and hematological toxicity (anemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia). In addition, imatinib has been associated with dyspnea and cough, which are mainly secondary to the pleural effusion and pulmonary edema, which represent local or general fluid retention. These events appear to be dose related and are more common encountered in the elderly. However, there has been no report of hypersensitivity pneumonitis associated with imatinib-mesylate in Korea. We report a case of 51-year old woman who developed hypersensitivity pneumonitis that might have been induced by imatinib-mesylate during the treatment of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor.

Imatinib-mesylate는 만성 골수성 백혈병과 소화기 위장관 기질암의 효과적인 치료제로 인정되면서 사용량이 급격하게 증가하고 있다. Imatinib-mesylate로 치료 중 발생하는 기침이나 호흡곤란은 대부분 폐부종이나 흉수, 간질성 폐질환에 의하여 발생하며, 간질성 폐질환의 경우 조직학적으로는 비특이적 간질성 폐렴, 과민성 폐렴, 호산구 침착 등의 형태로 발생한다. 그러나 imatinib-mesylate에 의하여 간질성 폐질환이 발생하는 기전은 아직 알려져 있지 않다. 치료는 대부분 imatinib-mesylate를 중단하거나 부신피질호르몬제를 사용한 후 호전된다. Imatinib-mesylate를 사용하는 경우 호흡기계에 발생하는 부작용에 대한 관찰이 필요할 것이다. 저자들은 위장관 기질암으로 imatinib-mesylate를 복용하던 중 발생한 과민성 폐렴을 경험하여 보고하는 바이다.

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