Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Department of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Brugmann University Hospital Center, Brussels, Belgium

Publications

• Case Report   
  The Challenging Diagnosis of Myocarditis Induced by Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
  Author(s): Amina Ridoine*, Marielle Morissens and Jose Castro Rodriguez
  
  Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors induced Myocarditis is a serious adverse event. The clinical manifestation can be quite variable and the classic features of myocarditis are not always found. Although challenging, the diagnosis remains necessary in this potentially life-threatening complication. We present the case of a patient treated with nivolumab who developed a late immune checkpoint inhibitor induced myocarditis, without positive diagnostic findings in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Early initiation of corticosteroid therapy resulted in good outcome... Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2165-7920.2020.10.1397

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