Cystic echinococcosis causing thrombosis of the inferior vena cava in a patient with multiple sclerosis treated with alemtuzumab

Cystic echinococcosis causing thrombosis of the inferior vena cava in a patient with multiple sclerosis treated with alemtuzumab

Alemtuzumab, one of the very effective immunomodulatory forms of treatment for patients with highly active multiple sclerosis, can also have unexpected side effects. We present a case of cystic echinococcosis causing thrombosis of the inferior vena cava in a female patient after two cycles of alemtu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders 2020-09, Vol.13
Hauptverfasser: Kantorová, Ema, Vajdová, Veronika, Hnilicová, Petra, Tarčák, Marek, Turčanová, Monika, Kurča, Egon, Zeleňák, Kamil
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report
Echinococcosis
Immunomodulation
Immunotherapy
Monoclonal antibodies
Multiple sclerosis
Thrombosis
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Zusammenfassung:Alemtuzumab, one of the very effective immunomodulatory forms of treatment for patients with highly active multiple sclerosis, can also have unexpected side effects. We present a case of cystic echinococcosis causing thrombosis of the inferior vena cava in a female patient after two cycles of alemtuzumab.
ISSN:1756-2864
1756-2856
1756-2864
DOI:10.1177/1756286420954081