Disseminated lymphadenopathy during chemotherapy for squamous cell lung carcinoma

Case report

We report the case of a 66-year-old male with diabetes on treatment with metformin, diagnosed with a 13-mm squamous cell carcinoma of the lung in the right upper lobe, with extension to a single subcarinal lymph node (T1N2M0) (Fig. 1). After administering the first cycle of chemotherapy with gemcitabine and cisplatin, the patient developed a fever of up to 39°C with no focal point, with associated mild pancytopenia. Empirical therapy was started with levofloxacin. One week later, episodes of...

CITATION  Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed). 2023 Jan 16;S2529-993X(23)00004-7. doi: 10.1016/j.eimce.2023.01.003