TY - JOUR T1 - Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage may be associated with intravitreal injection of bevacizumab in a patient with systemic risk factors JF - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr.08.2010.3224 VL - 2011 SP - bcr0820103224 AU - Ruriko Seto AU - Hideto Yamada AU - Hiroshi Wada AU - Makoto Osawa AU - Taishi Nagao AU - Yasutaka Nakano Y1 - 2011/01/01 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2011/bcr.08.2010.3224.abstract N2 - The authors present a rare case where acute respiratory failure occurred after the intravitreal bevacizumab injection for a branch retinal vein occlusion. Chest CT scan showed ground-glass opacity in the bilateral lung fields. The finding of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid revealed alveolar haemorrhage. Corticosteroid therapy resulted in a rapid improvement of respiratory failure. This report suggests that intravitreal injection of bevacizumab may be associated with diffuse alveolar haemorrhage and acute lung injury. ER -