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

Ema Kantorová; Veronika Vajdová; Petra Hnilicová; Marek Tarčák; Monika Turčanová; Egon Kurča; Kamil Zeleňák

doi:10.1177/1756286420954081

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

Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2020 Sep 10:13:1756286420954081. doi: 10.1177/1756286420954081. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Ema Kantorová¹, Veronika Vajdová², Petra Hnilicová³, Marek Tarčák¹, Monika Turčanová¹, Egon Kurča¹, Kamil Zeleňák⁴

Affiliations

¹ Clinic of Neurology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University Bratislava, Martin, Slovakia.
² Clinic of Radiology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University Bratislava, Malá Hora 4A, Martin, 03601, Slovakia.
³ Biomedical Center, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University Bratislava, Martin, Slovakia.
⁴ Clinic of Radiology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University Bratislava, Martin, Slovakia.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: alemtuzumab; cystic echinococcosis; multiple sclerosis; thrombosis of the inferior vena cava.

Publication types

Case Reports