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FDA Reported Radiation Side Effects: rash, pyrexia, pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, haematochezia, diarrhoea, colitis, opportunistic infection, acute graft versus host disease in intestine.
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Radiation Side Effects Report #5238299-4
Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN reported RADIATION problem on Feb 05, 2007. Male patient, 45 years of age, was diagnosed with bone marrow transplant and was treated with RADIATION. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: colitis, diarrhoea, haematochezia, pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, pyrexia, rash. RADIATION dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with METHOTREXATE, CYCLOSPORINE. Patient died.

Radiation Side Effects Report #5255191-X
RADIATION problem was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on Mar 01, 2007. Male patient, 46 years of age, weighting 127.9 lb, was diagnosed with bone marrow transplant and was treated with RADIATION. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: acute graft versus host disease in intestine, colitis, diarrhoea, haematochezia, opportunistic infection, pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, pyrexia, rash. RADIATION dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with METHOTREXATE, SANDIMMUNE, NEORAL. Patient died on 07/24/2003.

Radiation Side Effects Report #5284255-X
Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN reported RADIATION problem on Mar 28, 2007. Male patient, 46 years of age, weighting 127.9 lb, was diagnosed with bone marrow transplant and was treated with RADIATION. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: acute graft versus host disease in intestine, colitis, diarrhoea, haematochezia, opportunistic infection, pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, pyrexia, rash. RADIATION dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with METHOTREXATE, SANDIMMUNE, NEORAL. Patient died on 07/24/2003.

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