Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Denileukin diftitox (ONTAK) is a recombinant cytokine-targeted fusion protein that delivers the catalytic domain of diphtheria toxin to lymphoma cells expressing the interleukin-2 receptor (IL-2R). Vascular leak syndrome(VLS) is a complication of ONTAK therapy and is usually a self-limited illness1. The following is the first case report of severe VLS presenting as ARDS.

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