A case of Stiff-person syndrome with muscle tonicity of the extremities and neck after use of Dulvalumab for lung adenocarcinoma

A 74-year-old woman taking dulvalumab for lung adenocarcinoma developed muscle tonicity in the extremities and trunk. Painful paroxysmal muscle spasms with profuse sweating were frequently observed, and surface electromyography showed simultaneous contraction of the active and antagonist muscles. Blood tests were strongly positive for anti-amphiphysin antibodies, and stiff-person syndrome (SPS) was diagnosed. Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy and clonazepam were initiated, and the paroxysmal painful muscle spasms disappeared. As the primary tumor was under control, and the onset occurred approximately six weeks after the resumption of immune checkpoint inhibitors, we considered SPS to be an immune-related adverse event. Although extremely rare, it should be considered a neuromuscular disease that can occur in association with immune checkpoint inhibitors.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:64

Enthalten in:

Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology - 64(2024), 3 vom: 22. März, Seite 176-180

Sprache:

Japanisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Inoue, Takashi [VerfasserIn]
Oiwa, Kei [VerfasserIn]
Horiuchi, Kazuhiro [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-amphiphysin antibody
Case Reports
English Abstract
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Immune-related adverse event
Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy
Journal Article
Lung cancer
Stiff-person syndrome

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Date Completed 26.03.2024

Date Revised 09.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.5692/clinicalneurol.cn-001923

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368593916