The classic side effect of anthracyclines is dilated cardiomyopathy. This question could have gotten tricky if you thought the pulmonary symptoms were due to the drug which could have led you to bleomycin (causes pulmonary fibrosis) but these pulmonary symptoms were most likely a result of dilated cardiomyopathy leading to HF and pulmonary edema.
nwinkelmannWhat is the clue that this is not pulmonary fibrosis? How do I decide between Doxorubicin and Bleomycin?+2019-07-13T03:12:39Z
ilikecheeseAlso both bleomycin and methotrexate cause pulmonary fibrosis, so that helped me rule both those out and focus on the HF instead of the pulmonary symptoms+2019-07-14T01:14:11Z
adisdiadochokineticThe S3 gallop and enlarged heart together are very strong evidence for heart failure. It's much more likely for heart failure to cause interstitial edema than for pulmonary fibrosis to directly cause heart failure. +22019-07-20T18:38:17Z
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submitted by radshopeful(12), 2019-06-03T13:39:29Z
The classic side effect of anthracyclines is dilated cardiomyopathy. This question could have gotten tricky if you thought the pulmonary symptoms were due to the drug which could have led you to bleomycin (causes pulmonary fibrosis) but these pulmonary symptoms were most likely a result of dilated cardiomyopathy leading to HF and pulmonary edema.