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Thyroid storm triggered by immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.

📚 期刊: BMJ case reports 📅 发表: 0000-00-00 🔬 PMID: 42225315 🔗 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2026-272027 👁️ 浏览: 12

👤 作者: Hagiwara J, Sekine M, Sakawaki E, Sakawaki S, Takeyama Y

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📝 摘要

While immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionised cancer treatment, they can cause immune-related adverse events, including thyroid dysfunction and rarely, thyroid storm. Here, we present a rare case of thyroid storm occurring during ICI therapy, in which clinical and immunological findings strongly suggested Graves' disease. A man in his 80s with advanced lung cancer was hospitalised for multiple rib fractures. During admission, he developed fever, delirium, atrial fibrillation and marked thyrotoxicosis, leading to a diagnosis of thyroid storm. Given his prior treatment with nivolumab and ipilimumab, destructive thyroiditis was initially suspected, as this is the most common mechanism of ICI-associated thyrotoxicosis. However, marked thyroid-stimulating antibody positivity was more suggestive of Graves' disease than destructive thyroiditis. This case highlights that ICI therapy-associated thyroid storm can arise not only from destructive thyroiditis but also from Graves' disease. Therefore, careful clinical evaluation is essential to determine the underlying pathophysiology and guide optimal management.
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