Case report: Cerebral sinus vein thrombosis in VEXAS syndrome

VEXAS (vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, and somatic) syndrome is a newly described hemato-inflammatory acquired monogenic entity that presents in adulthood. One of the main features of VEXAS syndrome is a high venous thromboembolism (VTE) burden, with approximately 30–40% experiencing lower extremity deep vein thrombosis and a lower incidence of pulmonary embolism at approximately 10%. To date, VEXAS syndrome has not been associated with rarer forms of VTE such as cerebral sinus vein thrombosis (CSVT) and Budd–Chiari syndrome, which are well-recognized vascular manifestations in Behcet’s disease, another autoinflammatory vasculitic disease. Herein, we describe a case of acute severe extensive and fatal CSVT in a patient with VEXAS syndrome. The event occurred during a period of apparently quiescent inflammatory status, while the patient was receiving tocilizumab and a low dose of glucocorticoids. Despite treatment with anticoagulation, high-dose glucocorticoids, endovascular thrombectomy, and intracranial pressure-lowering agents, the patient suffered severe neurologic damage and ultimately succumbed to the condition 3 weeks after the onset of CSVT. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of CVST in a patient with VEXAS syndrome..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in Medicine - 11(2024)

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Michael Zisapel [VerfasserIn]
Michael Zisapel [VerfasserIn]
Estelle Seyman [VerfasserIn]
Jeremy Molad [VerfasserIn]
Jeremy Molad [VerfasserIn]
Hen Hallevi [VerfasserIn]
Hen Hallevi [VerfasserIn]
Michal Mauda-Havakuk [VerfasserIn]
Michal Mauda-Havakuk [VerfasserIn]
Tali Jonas-Kimchi [VerfasserIn]
Tali Jonas-Kimchi [VerfasserIn]
Ori Elkayam [VerfasserIn]
Ori Elkayam [VerfasserIn]
Tali Eviatar [VerfasserIn]
Tali Eviatar [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autoinflammatory disease
Case report
Cerebral sinus vein thrombosis
Medicine (General)
Tocilizumab (IL-6 inhibitor)
VEAXS syndrome
Venous thromboembolism

doi:

10.3389/fmed.2024.1377768

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DOAJ092534619