Medical image of the week: pembrolizumab-induced pneumonitis

Medical image of the week: pembrolizumab-induced pneumonitis

No abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. A 76-year-old man with metastatic melanoma, undergoing treatment with pembrolizumab, an antibody against programmed cell death 1 (PD-1), beginning 8 months ago developed low-grade fever, non-productive cough, and shortness of breath. A thorac...

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Main Author: Gotway MB
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arizona Thoracic Society 2017-09-01
Series:Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Subjects:
pembrolizumab
pneumonitis
cryptogenic organizing pneumonia
CT scan
atoll sign
malignant melanoma
PD-1
programmed cell death
antibody
treatment
Online Access:http://www.swjpcc.com/imaging/2017/9/20/medical-image-of-the-week-pembrolizumab-induced-pneumonitis.html

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