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Case Report

Pembrolizumab-induced bullous pemphigoid in a patient with pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma

Shun Mashimoto  Hiromu Kawano  Yuki Tsuneoka  Maki Hasegawa  Sho Yamashita  Tomonobu Kawaguchi 

Department of Respirology, Fukuoka Red Cross Hospital

ABSTRACT

This is the case of a 69-year-old man diagnosed with pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma (Stage IIIb) who had a recurrence after chemoradiotherapy. The patient received pembrolizumab as a third-line treatment for high expression of PD-L1. Erythema and blisters were observed, and his skin biopsy showed bullous pemphigoid. The skin eruption improved after cessation of pembrolizumab and systemic corticosteroid therapy. Pembrolizumab was restarted after steroid tapering, and the antitumor effect persisted without relapse of skin findings. Although bullous pemphigoid is a relatively rare immune-related adverse event, consistently monitoring cutaneous symptoms for early detection is important.

KEYWORDS

Pembrolizumab  Immune-related adverse event (irAE)  Bullous pemphigoid (BP)  Pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma 

Received 4 Mar 2021 / Accepted 14 Jul 2021

AJRS, 10(5): 411-414, 2021

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