Severe Epididymo-Orchitis and Encephalitis Complicating Anti-PD-1 Therapy.
Henry T QuachCharles J RobbinsJustin M BalkoCharles Y ChiuSteve MillerMichael R WilsonGeorge E NelsonDouglas B JohnsonPublished in: The oncologist (2019)
Epididymo-orchitis is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication of anti-programmed death protein 1 (anti-PD-1) therapy.For patients on anti-PD-1 therapy who develop either epididymo-orchitis or epididymitis without clear infectious cause, immune-related adverse events should be considered in the differential diagnosis.If severe, epididymo-orchitis related to anti-PD-1 therapy may be treated with high-dose corticosteroids.