Chronic Autoimmune Meningoencephalitis and Periodic Fever Syndrome Treated with Anakinra

We report the case of a 63-year-old male diagnosed with chronic autoimmune mediated meningoencephalitis and periodic cyclical fever syndrome. After 2 years of failed conventional treatment and recurrent hospitalizations, anakinra treatment (an interleukin-1 [IL-1] receptor antagonist) was trialed wh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Novroski, Alyssa-Rae, Baldwin, Kelly J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5437444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28559832
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000472147
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Sumario:We report the case of a 63-year-old male diagnosed with chronic autoimmune mediated meningoencephalitis and periodic cyclical fever syndrome. After 2 years of failed conventional treatment and recurrent hospitalizations, anakinra treatment (an interleukin-1 [IL-1] receptor antagonist) was trialed which resulted in full recovery. As evidenced by this case, anakinra can be used to treat chronic autoimmune meningitis, which can often be refractory to treatment.

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