مقالة علمية
Ocular Neisseria gonorrhea in a patient on immune checkpoint inhibitors

Sopeyin, Anuoluwapo.


 

Ocular Neisseria gonorrhea in a patient on immune checkpoint inhibitors

Sopeyin, Anuoluwapo.

Although immune checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized the treatment of cancers, their role in the pathogenesis of chronic infections remains unclear. Here, we present the case of a patient on a cocktail of checkpoint inhibitors who presented with severe bilateral gonococcal conjunctivitis, orbital cellulitis and vitritis, without a history of genital infection.

Although immune checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized the treatment of cancers, their role in the pathogenesis of chronic infections remains unclear. Here, we present the case of a patient on a cocktail of checkpoint inhibitors who presented with severe bilateral gonococcal conjunctivitis, orb...

مادة فرعية

المؤلف : Sopeyin, Anuoluwapo.

مؤلف مشارك : Park, Michael Minchul
Pointdujour-Lim, Renelle

بيانات النشر : Oman Journal of Ophthalmology، 2021مـ.

التصنيف الموضوعي : العلوم التطبيقية|العلوم الطبية .

المواضيع : Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors .

Cancer - treatment .

رقم الطبعة : 3

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