A case of pembrolizumab-induced hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis successfully treated with pulse glucocorticoid therapy
Treatments using immune checkpoint inhibitors such as pembrolizumab lead to immune mediated adverse effects including hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). Herein, we present a case where HLH developed after pembrolizumab administration, which was treated using high dose prednisolone. He develop...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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Series: | Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221300712030174X |