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Published on: June 5, 2010
Checkpoint inhibitor-related myasthenia-myocarditis-myositis overlap syndrome in the orbit
Benjamin Jinsung Park1, Aaron W Warning1, Sruti S Akella1
1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Center and Solove Research Institute, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Abstract:
We report a series of three patients who developed checkpoint inhibitor-related myocarditis with orbital myositis and/or myasthenia gravis overlap syndrome, with varying degrees of severity. In all cases, checkpoint inhibitor therapy was immediately discontinued upon diagnosis and corticosteroids were initiated. While two patients achieved substantial recovery, one patient passed away on hospital day three. These cases underscore the critical need for prompt recognition of adverse events associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors.
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