BMC Ophthalmology (Aug 2017)

Ocular toxicity due to Trametinib and Dabrafenib

  • Stephanie Sarny,
  • Michael Neumayer,
  • Julian Kofler,
  • Yosuf El-Shabrawi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-017-0541-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 1
pp. 1 – 3

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Abstract Background To report a case of uveitis and neuroretinal detachment in a patient treated with Trametinib and Dabrafenib due to metastatic cutaneous melanoma stage IV. Case presentation We evaluated slit lamp examination, fundoscopy, optical coherence tomography, fluorescein and indocyanine green angiography in a 66 years old man suffering visual loss. Fundoscopy showed serous neuroretinal detachment of the fovea accompanied with white spots surrounding the fovea in both eyes. Although therapy with Trametinib and Dabrafenib was stopped uveitis anterior was seen 2 weeks later. After a year, the therapy was started again and the serous neuroretinal detachment appeared once more, however without inflammatory reaction of the anterior chamber. Conclusion Patients treated with Trametinib and Dabrafenib should undergo consecutive eye examinations from the beginning of the therapy.

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