Necrotizing myositis in a rectus muscle arising in the setting of long-standing Langerhans cell histiocystosis and recent dabrafenib treatment

Necrotizing myositis in a rectus muscle arising in the setting of long-standing Langerhans cell histiocystosis and recent dabrafenib treatment

Purpose: to describe an unusual case of necrotizing myositis in a rectus muscle, possibly related to BRAF inhibitor therapy. Observations: An 18-year old man with neurodegenerative Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), recently started on the BRAF inhibitor dabrafenib, presented with right eye pain....

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Main Authors: Suzanne W. van Landingham, Diane Puccetti, Heather Potter, David Gamm, Eli L. Diamond, Mark J. Lucarelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Subjects:
Necrotizing myositis
Necrotizing myopathy
Rectus muscle
Orbital myositis
Sarcoma
Mass
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993620301833

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