Retinal Vasculitis Secondary to Durvalumab
Ocular manifestations are very rarely reported as side effects to checkpoint inhibitors. We present a case of a 64-year-old Caucasian man in treatment with durvalumab for non-small-cell lung carcinoma who presented a retinal vasculitis with macular edema. After three boluses of methylprednisolone, t...
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doaj-495b06e704a14062a242770540e6b02d2020-11-25T03:07:25ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Ophthalmology1663-26992020-05-0111216116610.1159/000507609507609Retinal Vasculitis Secondary to DurvalumabAntonio R. AndradeAina Moll-UdinaRuth MartinEsther CilvetiOlaia SubiràLaura DisfetanoJose García-ArumíOcular manifestations are very rarely reported as side effects to checkpoint inhibitors. We present a case of a 64-year-old Caucasian man in treatment with durvalumab for non-small-cell lung carcinoma who presented a retinal vasculitis with macular edema. After three boluses of methylprednisolone, the retinal vasculitis resolved and macular edema improved during follow-up. There was no need for durvalumab to be withdrawn.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/507609vasculitisretinacheckpoint inhibitorscancer therapydurvalumab |
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Antonio R. Andrade Aina Moll-Udina Ruth Martin Esther Cilveti Olaia Subirà Laura Disfetano Jose García-Arumí |
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Antonio R. Andrade Aina Moll-Udina Ruth Martin Esther Cilveti Olaia Subirà Laura Disfetano Jose García-Arumí Retinal Vasculitis Secondary to Durvalumab Case Reports in Ophthalmology vasculitis retina checkpoint inhibitors cancer therapy durvalumab |
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Antonio R. Andrade Aina Moll-Udina Ruth Martin Esther Cilveti Olaia Subirà Laura Disfetano Jose García-Arumí |
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Antonio R. Andrade |
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Retinal Vasculitis Secondary to Durvalumab |
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Retinal Vasculitis Secondary to Durvalumab |
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Retinal Vasculitis Secondary to Durvalumab |
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Retinal Vasculitis Secondary to Durvalumab |
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Retinal Vasculitis Secondary to Durvalumab |
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retinal vasculitis secondary to durvalumab |
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Karger Publishers |
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Case Reports in Ophthalmology |
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1663-2699 |
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2020-05-01 |
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Ocular manifestations are very rarely reported as side effects to checkpoint inhibitors. We present a case of a 64-year-old Caucasian man in treatment with durvalumab for non-small-cell lung carcinoma who presented a retinal vasculitis with macular edema. After three boluses of methylprednisolone, the retinal vasculitis resolved and macular edema improved during follow-up. There was no need for durvalumab to be withdrawn. |
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vasculitis retina checkpoint inhibitors cancer therapy durvalumab |
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https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/507609 |
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