Severe lymphopenia after subcutaneous cladribine in a patient with multiple sclerosis: To vaccinate or not?

Adverse event Cladribine Disease-modifying treatment Influenza A virus Lymphopenia Multiple Sclerosis

Journal

eNeurologicalSci
ISSN: 2405-6502
Titre abrégé: eNeurologicalSci
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101667077

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Dec 2020
Historique:
received: 02 06 2020
revised: 07 09 2020
accepted: 30 09 2020
entrez: 9 11 2020
pubmed: 10 11 2020
medline: 10 11 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

To describe a fatal case of influenza A pneumonia in a patient with severe lymphopenia after receiving subcutaneous cladribine to treat her multiple sclerosis (MS). Case report. A 53-year-old woman developed fatal influenza pneumonia associated with grade 4 lymphopenia two months after receiving a total dose of 60mg subcutaneous cladribine. Despite treatment with oseltamivir, her condition deteriorated and the patient passed away after developing respiratory failure. Cladribine-related lymphopenia is usually mild to moderate, however severe lymphopenia may occur. People with MS, especially those who are immunosuppressed, should be offered the inactivated influenza vaccine annually.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33163633
doi: 10.1016/j.ensci.2020.100279
pii: S2405-6502(20)30058-7
pmc: PMC7599429
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

100279

Informations de copyright

© 2020 Published by Elsevier B.V.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

MM-C has received presentation fees or grants from Sanofi-Genzyme and UCB Pharma. DB has received consultancy or presentation fees from Canbex Therapeutics, Japan Tobacco, Merck Roche and Sanofi Genzyme. KS has received presentation fees, meeting support or scientific advisory fees from Biogen, Lipomed, Merck Serono, Novartis, Roche and Teva. GG has received consultancy, presentation fees or grants from AbbVie Biotherapeutics, Bayer Healthcare, Biogen, Canbex, Celgene, Ironwood, Japan Tobacco, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi-Genzyme, Synthon, Takeda, Teva and Vertex. No other disclosures were reported.

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Auteurs

M Mateo-Casas (M)

Department of Neurology, Hospital General Universitario de Castellón, Castellón de la Plana, Spain.
Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.

S Reyes (S)

Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.

S De Trane (S)

Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.

F Edwards (F)

Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.

M Espasandin (M)

Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.

G Anjorin (G)

Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.

D Baker (D)

Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.

K Schmierer (K)

Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.

G Giovannoni (G)

Clinical Board Medicine (Neuroscience), The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.

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