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Increasing reports have noted an increased prevalence of lung cancer in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients with poor prognosis. A 51-year-old HIV-positive man was diagnosed with stage IV squamous cell lung cancer. He had high grade spike intermittent fever and persistent elevation of the white blood cell count as well as C-reactive protein (CRP) levels. Although we suspected opportunistic infections, we did not detect any infection. The autopsy showed positive immunostaining for Interleukin-6 (IL-6) in plasma cells of the stromal regions and G-CSF in tumor cells, which were considered responsible for his significant tumor fever, leukocytosis and high titers of CRP. This case report highlights the need to consider cytokine-producing tumor as a differential diagnosis of fever and high inflammatory status in HIV-positive cancer patients.
本文言語 | English |
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論文番号 | e00693 |
ジャーナル | IDCases |
巻 | 19 |
DOI | |
出版ステータス | Published - 2020 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 感染症