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HSV-1 Encephalitis in an Elderly Man Receiving Ibrutinib for Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia
Author
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-03-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Ibrutinib is a major new addition to the therapeutic armamentarium for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, mantle cell lymphoma, Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia, and chronic graft versus host disease.
Though ibrutinib has proven to be a revolutionary new small molecule agent, and has relatively minimal toxicity as compared to traditional chemotherapy, infections have emerged as a major complication of therapy.
While fungal infections have been the most problematic (including CNS aspergillosis), zoster, hepatitis B reactivation, and chronic hepatitis E have been reported in association with ibrutinib therapy.
This report describes a case of herpes encephalitis in an 86-year-old Waldenstrom’s patient receiving ibrutinib and speculates as to whether this late life encephalitis may have been related to ibrutinib.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wallace, Mark R.. 2020. HSV-1 Encephalitis in an Elderly Man Receiving Ibrutinib for Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148198
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wallace, Mark R.. HSV-1 Encephalitis in an Elderly Man Receiving Ibrutinib for Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148198
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wallace, Mark R.. HSV-1 Encephalitis in an Elderly Man Receiving Ibrutinib for Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148198
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148198