European Journal of Dermatology
MENUStevens-Johnson syndrome associated with radiation recall dermatitis in a patient treated with nivolumab Volume 28, issue 3, May-June 2018
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University Hospital of Nancy, Department of Dermatology, 5 Rue Du Morvan, 54 500 Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2018.3295
- Page(s) : 380-1
- Published in: 2018
Nivolumab is a new promising treatment for non-small cell lung carcinoma, metastatic melanoma, renal cell carcinoma, bladder cancer, classic Hodgkin lymphoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. It has immune-mediated side effects including immune-mediated rash: Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis. We report a patient who had a rare skin side effect of chemotherapy called “radiation recall dermatitis” (RRD).A 63-year-old man was diagnosed with a pulmonary epidermoid [...]