Case report: a cataract induced by bleomycin in a patient with testicular cancer

• Main Authors: Wan Zhang (Author), Yinghua Ji (Author), Yufei Sun (Author), Keya Zhi (Author), Han Yang (Author), Min Zhang (Author), Ping Lu (Author), Yana Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundBleomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic with outstanding anti-tumor effects. A major adverse effect of bleomycin is lung fibrosis. However, the development of cataracts as a severe adverse effect has not been reported.Case summaryHerein, we describe the first case of cataract induced by ble...