EClinicalMedicine
February 2024
Background: Measles is a highly contagious viral disease. Vaccinated mothers transfer fewer antibodies during pregnancy, resulting in shortened infant immunity. Earlier primary vaccination might avert the gap in protection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 63-year-old male with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer developed longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) following two cycles of Pembrolizumab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) targeting the programmed cell death receptor 1 (PD-1). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed centromedullary contrast enhancement at several levels, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology showed lymphocytic pleocytosis, and indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) on the primate cerebellum, pancreas, and intestine revealed strong binding of neuronal autoantibodies to unknown antigens. CSF C-X-C motif ligand 13 (CXCL13) was elevated.
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