- Turkish Journal of Internal Medicine
- Vol: 4 - Supplement 1 Special Issue
- Ground Glass Appearance During the Pandemic Period: Everolimus Induced Interstitial Pneumonia
Ground Glass Appearance During the Pandemic Period: Everolimus Induced Interstitial Pneumonia
Authors : Sidelya Ecem Yiğit, Iffet Beril Gökmen, Yıldız Okuturlar
Pages : 126-129
Doi:10.46310/tjim.1078775
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Publication Date : 2022-04-01
Article Type : Other
Abstract :Ground glass appearance is a nonspecific finding that can see in diseases such as chronic interstitial disease, acute alveolar disease or infection; however, it is most commonly encountered in COVID-19 pulmonary involvement today. The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) plays a regulatory role in cell proliferation and growth. Everolimus is an allosteric mTOR inhibitor used in ER+ breast cancers and inhibits the mTOR functional complex. Here, we present a case of interstitial pneumonia due to everolimus, which can be confused with COVID-19 pneumonia due to its ground-glass appearance during the pandemic period.Keywords : Everolimus, mTOR, ground glass, interstitial pneumonia, Covid-19, breast cancer