PMID- 38362536 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240217 IS - 2296-858X (Print) IS - 2296-858X (Electronic) IS - 2296-858X (Linking) VI - 11 DP - 2024 TI - Immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus: a case report and review of the literature. PG - 1334718 LID - 10.3389/fmed.2024.1334718 [doi] LID - 1334718 AB - Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) use has been associated with numerous autoimmune side effects, known as immune related adverse events (irAEs). Cutaneous irAEs are common and affect up to 50% of patients treated with ICIs. There have been an increasing number of cases reported in the literature regarding ICI-induced subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE). ICI-induced SCLE is important to recognize as it can result in a delayed and/or prolonged skin reaction despite treatment discontinuation. We describe a patient with gastro-esophageal adenocarcinoma who developed SCLE following one cycle of nivolumab treatment. A 75-year-old man presented to our clinic with a new photo-distributed rash composed of oval scaly pink papules and plaques involving his chest and arms. Despite treatment with topical corticosteroids, he presented to the emergency department 1 week later with worsening rash. Skin biopsy showed vacuolar interface pattern, along with superficial perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate, consistent with a drug eruption. The clinicopathological presentation was consistent with ICI-induced SCLE. Nivolumab treatment was discontinued due to the severity of the rash. The rash remitted with systemic corticosteroids, high potency topical steroids, and hydroxychloroquine. Unfortunately, the patient developed intraperitoneal metastatic disease, and was enrolled in hospice care. In this paper, we highlight the importance of early identification and treatment of this irAE. A review of the literature, including a discussion on the management of ICI-induced SCLE is also provided. CI - Copyright (c) 2024 Khorasanchi, Korman, Manne and Meara. FAU - Khorasanchi, Adam AU - Khorasanchi A AD - Division of Medical Oncology, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, United States. FAU - Korman, Abraham M AU - Korman AM AD - Department of Dermatology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States. FAU - Manne, Ashish AU - Manne A AD - Division of Medical Oncology, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, United States. FAU - Meara, Alexa AU - Meara A AD - Division of Medical Oncology, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, United States. AD - Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States. LA - eng PT - Case Reports DEP - 20240201 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Med (Lausanne) JT - Frontiers in medicine JID - 101648047 PMC - PMC10867168 OTO - NOTNLM OT - case report OT - cutaneous lupus erythematosus OT - esophageal cancer OT - immune checkpoint inhibitor OT - literature review COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The author(s) declared that they were an editorial board member of Frontiers, at the time of submission. This had no impact on the peer review process and the final decision. EDAT- 2024/02/16 06:43 MHDA- 2024/02/16 06:44 PMCR- 2024/02/01 CRDT- 2024/02/16 04:00 PHST- 2023/11/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/01/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/02/16 06:44 [medline] PHST- 2024/02/16 06:43 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/02/16 04:00 [entrez] PHST- 2024/02/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fmed.2024.1334718 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Med (Lausanne). 2024 Feb 1;11:1334718. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1334718. eCollection 2024.