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A Rare Case of Bullous Pemphigoid Secondary to Checkpoint Inhibitor Immunotherapy: A Tense Situation
Bullous pemphigoid is a serious and rare complication of immunotherapy. Here, we present a case of bullous pemphigoid secondary to ipilimumab/nivolumab checkpoint inhibitor therapy in a patient with metastatic melanoma. Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy is more widely used now to treat cancer pati...
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Cureus
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8336291/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34367779 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16169 |
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author | Wesolow, Jacqueline T Jalali, Samuel Clark, Leah D |
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description | Bullous pemphigoid is a serious and rare complication of immunotherapy. Here, we present a case of bullous pemphigoid secondary to ipilimumab/nivolumab checkpoint inhibitor therapy in a patient with metastatic melanoma. Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy is more widely used now to treat cancer patients, bringing more challenging cases of adverse events associated with their use. Bullous pemphigoid can be a difficult diagnosis to make in the initial stages as the rash is similar to other red rashes before transforming into the typical appearance of a blister. As bullous pemphigoid can be a life-threatening adverse event, early identification is key to increasing patient survival. |
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spelling | pubmed-83362912021-08-06 A Rare Case of Bullous Pemphigoid Secondary to Checkpoint Inhibitor Immunotherapy: A Tense Situation Wesolow, Jacqueline T Jalali, Samuel Clark, Leah D Cureus Dermatology Bullous pemphigoid is a serious and rare complication of immunotherapy. Here, we present a case of bullous pemphigoid secondary to ipilimumab/nivolumab checkpoint inhibitor therapy in a patient with metastatic melanoma. Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy is more widely used now to treat cancer patients, bringing more challenging cases of adverse events associated with their use. Bullous pemphigoid can be a difficult diagnosis to make in the initial stages as the rash is similar to other red rashes before transforming into the typical appearance of a blister. As bullous pemphigoid can be a life-threatening adverse event, early identification is key to increasing patient survival. Cureus 2021-07-04 /pmc/articles/PMC8336291/ /pubmed/34367779 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16169 Text en Copyright © 2021, Wesolow et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Dermatology Wesolow, Jacqueline T Jalali, Samuel Clark, Leah D A Rare Case of Bullous Pemphigoid Secondary to Checkpoint Inhibitor Immunotherapy: A Tense Situation |
title | A Rare Case of Bullous Pemphigoid Secondary to Checkpoint Inhibitor Immunotherapy: A Tense Situation |
title_full | A Rare Case of Bullous Pemphigoid Secondary to Checkpoint Inhibitor Immunotherapy: A Tense Situation |
title_fullStr | A Rare Case of Bullous Pemphigoid Secondary to Checkpoint Inhibitor Immunotherapy: A Tense Situation |
title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Case of Bullous Pemphigoid Secondary to Checkpoint Inhibitor Immunotherapy: A Tense Situation |
title_short | A Rare Case of Bullous Pemphigoid Secondary to Checkpoint Inhibitor Immunotherapy: A Tense Situation |
title_sort | rare case of bullous pemphigoid secondary to checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy: a tense situation |
topic | Dermatology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8336291/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34367779 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16169 |
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