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Ocular Neisseria gonorrhea in a patient on immune checkpoint inhibitors

Although immune checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized the treatment of cancers, their role in the pathogenesis of chronic infections remains unclear. Here, we present the case of a patient on a cocktail of checkpoint inhibitors who presented with severe bilateral gonococcal conjunctivitis, orbit...

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Autores principales: Sopeyin, Anuoluwapo, Park, Michael Minchul, Pointdujour-Lim, Renelle
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8597809/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34880585
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_331_20
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Sumario:Although immune checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized the treatment of cancers, their role in the pathogenesis of chronic infections remains unclear. Here, we present the case of a patient on a cocktail of checkpoint inhibitors who presented with severe bilateral gonococcal conjunctivitis, orbital cellulitis and vitritis, without a history of genital infection.