| Type presentatie | E-poster |
| Titel | Therapeutic response of tocilizumab in ROSAH syndrome: a case report |
| Doel | To report the response of anti-IL-6-therapy (tocilizumab) in a patient with genetically confirmed ROSAH syndrome. |
| Methodes | Signs and symptoms at baseline and 3-month follow-up are presented in a 36-year-old severely visually impaired female with autosomal dominant ROSAH syndrome associated with the p.(Thr237Met) variant of ALPK1. |
| Resultaten | Following multidisciplinary assessment, a female with long-standing retinal dystrophy and optic disc gliosis, chronic fatigue and arthralgia in the context of ROSAH syndrome was commenced on monthly intravenous treatment with tocilizumab (8 mg/kg). Baseline visual acuity was light perception in both eyes. Band keratopathy and chronic low-grade anterior uveitis (cells 0.5 in both eyes) were noted and optical coherence tomography (OCT) showed diffuse, bilateral macular oedema. At 3-month-follow-up, she reported marked improvement of her fatigue, joint pains and subjective vision. Marked improvement of macula oedema was noted on OCT imaging, with cells 0 in the anterior chamber of both eyes and visual acuity of 0.1 decimal Snellen in the left eye (VA light perception on the right). C-reactive protein values – moderately elevated prior to treatment – had normalized. No adverse events were noted. |
| Conclusie | We report the 3-month outcome of tocilizumab treatment in a patient with ROSAH syndrome. Blockade of IL-6 is a promising therapeutic pathway in ALPK1-associated, NF-kB-driven autoinflammation. |
| Belangenverstrengeling | Nee |
| Initialen | F |
| Naam | Van den Broeck |
| Instituut | UZ Gent |
| Stad | Ghent |
| Initialen | L |
| Naam | Naesens |
| Instituut | UZ Gent |
| Stad | Ghent |
| Initialen | E |
| Naam | De Baere |
| Instituut | UZ Gent |
| Stad | Ghent |
| Initialen | R |
| Naam | Wittoek |
| Instituut | UZ Gent |
| Stad | Ghent |
| Initialen | BP |
| Naam | Leroy |
| Instituut | UZ Gent |
| Stad | Ghent |
| Initialen | E |
| Naam | Kreps |
| Instituut | UZ Gent |
| Stad | Ghent |