A Severe Case of Ipilimumab-Induced Ileocolitis Refractory to Glucocorticosteroids and Infliximab

Case Rep Gastrointest Med. 2018 Feb 6:2018:2431503. doi: 10.1155/2018/2431503. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

Ipilimumab is a monoclonal antibody that works as an immunotherapeutic agent through selective targeting of T cells to strengthen the response to metastatic melanoma. It is well known that this pharmaceutical agent can cause the adverse effect of colitis. We report a rare presentation of ileocolitis refractory to both glucocorticosteroids and infliximab with a resultant pneumatosis and perforation requiring subtotal colectomy and end ileostomy.

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