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Drug-induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome by EGFR-TKI in a Patient with Lung Cancer.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jan 2021
Oyama Baku, Morikawa Kei, Sakaguchi Tadashi, Tsunoda Akihito, Kida Hirotaka, Inoue Takeo, Mineshita Masamichi
Abstract excerpt
An 83-years-old woman diagnosed with advanced Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutant lung adenocarcinoma was administered afatinib as a first-line treatment. On Day 17, the patient presented with grade 3 diarrhea and a blood test analysis showed an increased inflammatory response. Afatinib treatment was discontinued on the same day. On Day 26, the patient displayed blepharedema and multiple irregular...
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