Varicella-zoster virus vasculopathy in a patient with multiple sclerosis receiving natalizumab
Anna Elmståhl, Fredrik Buchwald, Andreea Ilinca · 2023
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Description
Elmståhl, Buchwald, and Ilinca report the case of a woman in her thirties with multiple sclerosis who developed a rare blood vessel complication from the chickenpox virus. She was treated with natalizumab, a drug that alters immune activity. The virus first appeared in her eye, then inflamed brain vessels and caused ischemic lesions. Their report was published in 2023.
She was treated with an antiviral drug, a steroid, and aspirin, and she recovered fully. The authors sum up nine similar cases in patients on the same drug from the English literature. They warn that vessel inflammation from this virus belongs on the checklist when new nerve symptoms follow shingles. No firm treatment guidelines exist yet, they note.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Anna Elmståhl, Fredrik Buchwald, Andreea Ilinca |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 21 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |