No Germs, Just Cytokines: A Case of Immunotherapy-Induced Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Masquerading as Neutropenic Sepsis in a Patient With Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Nnaemeka H Ugwuchukwu · 2026
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Description
Nnaemeka H Ugwuchukwu reports a grave immune flare in a 2026 case report. A woman with a rare, fast type of breast cancer got a drug that frees the immune system to fight tumors. She came in with fever and low blood counts, and was first treated as if she had a blood germ.
Germ care did not help, so the team checked for an immune storm that eats blood cells. Lab and tissue tests fit that rare ill, with five of the set signs met. High-dose steroid drugs calmed the storm. The case warns teams that new cancer drugs can spark this storm, which looks much like a plain infection.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Nnaemeka H Ugwuchukwu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 14169 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |