Thrombotic Microangiopathy after a 15-year Treatment with Interferon Beta-1b in a Patient with Multiple Sclerosis : A Case Report and Review of Literature

A 54-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis treated with interferon-β (IFN-β)-1b for 15 years presented with sustained hypertension (240/124 mmHg) and retinal bleeding. She had proteinuria, anemia, thrombocytopenia, elevated serum creatinine levels, and haptoglobin depletion. Intravenous nicardipine stabilized her blood pressure, but her renal function and platelet count deteriorated. The initial disintegrin-like metalloprotease with thrombospondin type 1 motifs 13 (ADAMTS13) activity was 28% of normal without its inhibitor. The subsequent peripheral appearance of schistocytes suggested thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA). After IFN-β-1b cessation, the platelet count increased, and the blood pressure stabilized. The ADAMTS13 activity normalized, although the creatinine level did not. TMA may develop after the long-term use of IFN-β without adverse events.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:63

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Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 63(2024), 8 vom: 15. Apr., Seite 1113-1117

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Akita, Satori [VerfasserIn]
Fujibayashi, Kosuke [VerfasserIn]
Ueno, Ei-Ichi [VerfasserIn]
Wakasa, Minoru [VerfasserIn]
Kawai, Yasuyuki [VerfasserIn]
Kajinami, Kouji [VerfasserIn]

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145155-23-3
77238-31-4
Case Reports
Disintegrin-like and metalloprotease with thrombospondin type 1 motifs 13 (ADAMTS13)
Interferon beta-1b
Interferon-β (IFN-β)
Interferon-beta
Journal Article
Long-term treatment
Multiple sclerosis
Review
Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA)

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Date Completed 16.04.2024

Date Revised 16.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2169/internalmedicine.1846-23

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361591721