Type de présentation | E-poster |
Titre | Therapeutic response of tocilizumab in ROSAH syndrome: a case report |
But | To report the response of anti-IL-6-therapy (tocilizumab) in a patient with genetically confirmed ROSAH syndrome. |
Méthodes | 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. |
Résultats | 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. |
Conclusion | 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. |
Conflit d'intérêt | Non |
Initiales | F |
Nom | Van den Broeck |
Institut | UZ Gent |
Ville | Ghent |
Initiales | L |
Nom | Naesens |
Institut | UZ Gent |
Ville | Ghent |
Initiales | E |
Nom | De Baere |
Institut | UZ Gent |
Ville | Ghent |
Initiales | R |
Nom | Wittoek |
Institut | UZ Gent |
Ville | Ghent |
Initiales | BP |
Nom | Leroy |
Institut | UZ Gent |
Ville | Ghent |
Initiales | E |
Nom | Kreps |
Institut | UZ Gent |
Ville | Ghent |