A Rare Case of Pembrolizumab Associated Encephalopathy

We present a unique case of a 55-year-old man with confusion thought to be due to pembrolizumab which he was receiving for renal cell carcinoma. His workup for other possible etiologies for encephalopathy was negative. He was treated with high dose intravenous methylprednisolone followed by predniso...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Basnet, Sijan, Singh, Rajanbir, Tharu, Biswaraj, Pawar, Tushar, Basnet, Garima
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9529659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36262501
http://dx.doi.org/10.55729/2000-9666.1091
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Sumario:We present a unique case of a 55-year-old man with confusion thought to be due to pembrolizumab which he was receiving for renal cell carcinoma. His workup for other possible etiologies for encephalopathy was negative. He was treated with high dose intravenous methylprednisolone followed by prednisone taper and intravenous immunoglobulin with gradual improvement in his mentation.

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