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ArticleCureus2023

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Lymphocytic Esophagitis.

Shefali Amin, Salina Munankami, Parth Desai, John Altomare, Nirav Shah

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. A systematic review of therapeutic options for lymphocytic esophagitis.Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Shefali AminInternal Medicine, Reading Hospital/Tower Health, West Reading, USA.
Salina MunankamiGeneral Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu, NPL.
Parth DesaiGastroenterology, Reading Hospital/Tower Health, West Reading, USA.
John AltomareGastroenterology, Reading Hospital/Tower Health, West Reading, USA.
Nirav ShahGastroenterology, Reading Hospital/Tower Health, West Reading, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have emerged as effective treatments for a wide variety of advanced malignancies. However, their use is associated with numerous immune-related toxicities, including within the gastrointestinal tract. We present a rare case of checkpoint inhibitor-induced lymphocytic esophagitis. A 79-year-old male with a past medical history significant for metastatic renal clear cell carcinoma on nivolumab presented to the hospital with dysphagia and symptomatic choledocholithiasis. The patient underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for the extraction of stones and esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) for dysphagia, which showed esophagitis. Biopsies revealed lymphocytic infiltration of the epithelium, dyskeratotic keratinocytes, and acanthosis, raising suspicion for nivolumab-associated lymphocytic esophagitis. Treatment includes proton pump inhibitors and steroids; however, efficacy is not well described due to the rarity of the condition.

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esophagitisici esophagitisimmune check-point inhibitorlymphocytic esophagitisnivolumab

Identifiers

PMID37409215
PMCPMC10317789

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