Optic neuritis in lung adenocarcinoma: A challenging diagnosis.

Optic neuritis with CRMP-5 IgG is a paraneoplastic inflammation of the optic nerve associated with lung cancer, mostly small-cell lung cancer. We present the case of a patient with lung adenocarcinoma who developed progressive bilateral visual loss a few months after immune-chemotherapy with pembrolizumab and after Covid-19 vaccination. Positive CRMP-5 IgG were detected in blood sample and complete work-up - including brain MRI - did not show any progression.

Iatrogenic Infective Endocarditis in Hemodialysis Patients: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Foreign bodies such as implanted cardiac devices are susceptible to infections and may be involved in infective endocarditis. Exposure to pathogens, by frequent use of intravascular accesses for hemodialysis (i.e.