A 48-year-old woman develops fever 10 days after adjuvant chemotherapy for early breast cancer. The woman presents to A&E while visiting a relative. She complains of feeling unwell and has a temperature of 38°C. She underwent a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery 6 weeks earlier for a node-positive invasive breast cancer. Ten days ago, she started her first cycle of a planned program of chemotherapy at hospital 200 miles away.
She does not know what drugs she was given. She is normally fit and well with no other medical complaints. She has a respiratory rate of 24/min, pulse 120 beats/min and blood pressure 95/60 mmHg. What is the likely diagnosis? This image case is from Docplexus Editorial Team for educative purpose only Source: Core Clinical Cases in Medical and Surgical Specialties Stay connected, the answer will be available in next 48 hours
