A Novel Case of Penile Gangrene in a Patient Treated with Ibrutinib for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Introduction. Ibrutinib is commonly used for the treatment of patients with CLL in either first-line or relapsed/refractory settings. Case Presentation. We present the case of a 74-year-old Caucasian man with CLL who presented with penile gangrene upon initiation of ibrutinib treatment. Our case is...

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Main Authors: William Paul Skelton IV, Neeka N. Akhavan, Zachary A. Taylor, Thu-Cuc Nguyen, Hassan Hassan, Tabitha N. Townsend, Prajwol Pathak, Gaurav Trikha, Nam H. Dang, Long H. Dang, Azka Ali
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Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6980198
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Neeka N. Akhavan
Zachary A. Taylor
Thu-Cuc Nguyen
Hassan Hassan
Tabitha N. Townsend
Prajwol Pathak
Gaurav Trikha
Nam H. Dang
Long H. Dang
Azka Ali
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description Introduction. Ibrutinib is commonly used for the treatment of patients with CLL in either first-line or relapsed/refractory settings. Case Presentation. We present the case of a 74-year-old Caucasian man with CLL who presented with penile gangrene upon initiation of ibrutinib treatment. Our case is the first showing the complication of penile gangrene associated with ibrutinib use. The gangrene was self-limited upon discontinuing ibrutinib. Conclusion. Our finding describes a very rare yet important adverse event associated with ibrutinib use.
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spelling doaj-art-3332624ee9db42b6a4dd88b5cf2b2bb62025-08-20T02:24:21ZengWileyCase Reports in Oncological Medicine2090-67062090-67142016-01-01201610.1155/2016/69801986980198A Novel Case of Penile Gangrene in a Patient Treated with Ibrutinib for Chronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaWilliam Paul Skelton IV0Neeka N. Akhavan1Zachary A. Taylor2Thu-Cuc Nguyen3Hassan Hassan4Tabitha N. Townsend5Prajwol Pathak6Gaurav Trikha7Nam H. Dang8Long H. Dang9Azka Ali10Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USACancer Specialists of North Florida, Saint Augustine, FL, USADivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USADivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USADivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USADivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USADivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USAIntroduction. Ibrutinib is commonly used for the treatment of patients with CLL in either first-line or relapsed/refractory settings. Case Presentation. We present the case of a 74-year-old Caucasian man with CLL who presented with penile gangrene upon initiation of ibrutinib treatment. Our case is the first showing the complication of penile gangrene associated with ibrutinib use. The gangrene was self-limited upon discontinuing ibrutinib. Conclusion. Our finding describes a very rare yet important adverse event associated with ibrutinib use.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6980198
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Neeka N. Akhavan
Zachary A. Taylor
Thu-Cuc Nguyen
Hassan Hassan
Tabitha N. Townsend
Prajwol Pathak
Gaurav Trikha
Nam H. Dang
Long H. Dang
Azka Ali
A Novel Case of Penile Gangrene in a Patient Treated with Ibrutinib for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
title A Novel Case of Penile Gangrene in a Patient Treated with Ibrutinib for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
title_full A Novel Case of Penile Gangrene in a Patient Treated with Ibrutinib for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
title_fullStr A Novel Case of Penile Gangrene in a Patient Treated with Ibrutinib for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
title_full_unstemmed A Novel Case of Penile Gangrene in a Patient Treated with Ibrutinib for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
title_short A Novel Case of Penile Gangrene in a Patient Treated with Ibrutinib for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
title_sort novel case of penile gangrene in a patient treated with ibrutinib for chronic lymphocytic leukemia
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6980198
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