Varicella zoster-associated acute retinal necrosis and central nervous system complications in natalizumab treated MS patients.
Multiple sclerosis
Natalizumab
Retinal necrosis
Varicella zoster
Vasculitis
Journal
Multiple sclerosis and related disorders
ISSN: 2211-0356
Titre abrégé: Mult Scler Relat Disord
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101580247
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2021
May 2021
Historique:
received:
30
10
2020
revised:
05
02
2021
accepted:
07
02
2021
pubmed:
21
2
2021
medline:
15
5
2021
entrez:
20
2
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
There is not much awareness of varicella zoster virus (VZV) associated central nervous system (CNS) infections under treatment with natalizumab. Here we describe two natalizumab treated MS patients who developed acute retinal necrosis combined with CNS vasculitis caused by VZV. In natalizumab treated patients, visual symptoms atypical of optic neuritis should be promptly evaluated by an ophthalmologist. Currently, a total of 12 cases of natalizumab-associated VZV CNS or retinal infections are reported in literature. Our two cases and overview of currently available data provide information on prognosis and treatment decisions of this rare but devastating complication.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33609925
pii: S2211-0348(21)00104-8
doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2021.102838
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Natalizumab
0
Types de publication
Letter
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
102838Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier B.V.