We present a unique case of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-induced myocarditis and acute pancreatitis in a patient with metastatic colon cancer after seven cycles of pembrolizumab. A 43-year-old male with stage IV colon cancer on pembrolizumab presented with acute onset of heart failure with severely decreased ejection fraction (EF), conduction abnormalities, and normal coronary arteries on cardiac catheterization. He was started on high-dose steroids for grade 3 immune-related myocarditis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a part of a spectrum of thrombotic microangiopathy syndromes which are mainly characterized by platelet aggregation causing microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia and microvascular occlusion. In literature, very few cases expressing a direct association between pre-existing Grave's disease and TTP have been described. A 37-year-old African-American woman with past medical history of Grave's disease and polysubstance abuse who presented with complaints of dyspnoea at rest and chest pain was diagnosed to have TTP on further evaluation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a microangiopatic thrombotic state associated with a deficiency on the cleavage function of the Von Willebrand factor polymers by a disintegrin and metalloprotease with a thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13. We report a patient with relapsing TTP successfully treated with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) after failure of plasma exchange (PE) with steroids, rituximab, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and azathioprine. A 51-year-old male who had an altered mental status while he was on rehabilitation for a previously treated TTP with a subsequent neurologic deficit.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA relationship between hepatocellular carcinoma and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia has been reported. This is a case of a 75-year-old woman with stable chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, not on treatment with an increased activity of serum alkaline phosphatase and negative liver disease work up. A liver biopsy revealed leukaemic infiltration without evidence of cirrhosis or fatty liver.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOcular adnexal lymphomas account for 1-2% of all non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. Conjunctiva is the primary site of involvement in one-third of cases. We present a case of a 47-year-old Hispanic woman who presented with left eye itching and irritation associated with a painless pink mass.
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