Abstract
The most recent progress in the oncology field has led to a paradigm shift in the management of cancer with the tsunami of immune checkpoint inhibitors that are associated with a particular pattern of immunological adverse events. This is a case of a 54-year-old woman that demonstrated a granulomatous reaction in the same dermatomal distribution of a previously treated shingles infection during treatment with an anti-programmed death 1 agent (pembrolizumab) for a newly diagnosed stage IV Hodgkin lymphoma. The purpose of this case is to increase the awareness of oncologists dealing with a new pattern of side effects taking into account the patient's background and recent exposures to latent viruses such as herpes zoster to prevent unnecessary diagnostic and therapeutic measures.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 591-598 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Immunotherapy |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 May 2019 |
Keywords
- Hodgkin lymphoma
- Immune granulomatosis
- immune checkpoint inhibitors
- pembrolizumab
- shingles