Dermatomyositis in a patient undergoing nivolumab therapy for metastatic melanoma: a case report and review of the literature.

Abstract:

:Checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy is a transformative treatment for advanced malignancies, but can be associated with numerous immune-related adverse events (irAEs). The majority of irAEs include those that closely resemble known cutaneous and neurocutaneous autoimmune or autoinflammatory diseases, such as scleroderma, psoriasis, and dermatomyositis. We present the case of a 63-year-old man with metastatic melanoma undergoing treatment with nivolumab who developed significant motor weakness, paresthesias of both hands, swollen fingers, and a pruritic rash over the face, chest, and upper back after two cycles. Creatine kinase was elevated. Electromyography revealed a myopathic pattern, muscle biopsy of the deltoid revealed an inflammatory myopathy, and skin biopsy showed interface dermatitis. There were no detectable autoantibodies except positive antinuclear antibody. He was diagnosed with immunotherapy-induced dermatomyositis, nivolumab was held, and he was treated with oral prednisone and intravenous immunoglobulin with overall improvement in myopathic and cutaneous symptoms. Dermatomyositis is an inflammatory myopathy with a characteristic dermatologic presentation that can occur spontaneously, as a paraneoplastic phenomenon, or as a drug reaction. This is the second known case of nivolumab-induced dermatomyositis. A review of the literature revealed seven total cases of immunotherapy-induced dermatomyositis. Functionally disabling autoimmune adverse effects of this severity would frequently persuade providers to discontinue immunotherapy in patients with metastatic disease.

journal_name

Melanoma Res

journal_title

Melanoma research

authors

Kosche C,Stout M,Sosman J,Lukas RV,Choi JN

doi

10.1097/CMR.0000000000000642

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-06-01 00:00:00

pages

313-316

issue

3

eissn

0960-8931

issn

1473-5636

pii

00008390-202006000-00013

journal_volume

30

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