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...

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