Successful bevacizumab therapy in a 25-year-old patient with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis
Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis is a rare and complex disease that severely impacts patients' quality of life.This case report demonstrates that bevacizumab can significantly reduce surgical interventions in recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP), offering a promising treatment that improves management of this chronic condition.Bevacizumab, already used in treating various diseases by targeting VEGF, shows promise in managing RRP as well, highlighting its potential across multiple conditions and expanding its therapeutic versatility.
Authors
- Zaiga Kravale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0571-1437)
- Gita Dambrova
- Dace Žentiņa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5148-7010)
- A. Krumina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1268-8194)
Institutions
- Riga East University Hospital (LV)
- Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital (LV)
- Riga Stradiņš University (LV)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12890/2024_004840
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.42