Neoehrlichiosis associated with ocrelizumab in a patient with multiple sclerosis: A case report

Raja Majid Afzal; Jeppe Romme Christensen; Rosa Maja Møhring Gynthersen; Anne-Mette Lebech; Morten Blinkenberg; Helene Mens

doi:10.1177/13524585241235542

Neoehrlichiosis associated with ocrelizumab in a patient with multiple sclerosis: A case report

Raja Majid Afzal^*, Jeppe Romme Christensen, Rosa Maja Møhring Gynthersen, Anne-Mette Lebech, Morten Blinkenberg, Helene Mens

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OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of neoehrlichiosis, an emerging opportunistic tick-borne infection, in a patient with multiple sclerosis (MS) treated with ocrelizumab.

METHODS: This is a case study.

RESULTS: Our patient developed clinical infection over several months while on ocrelizumab and was ultimately diagnosed with neoehrlichiosis, caused by the bacteria Neoehrlichia mikurensis. Resolution of symptoms began within a few days after the initiation of antibiotic treatment.

CONCLUSION: We describe the first probable case of ocrelizumab-associated neoehrlichiosis in a patient with MS. Clinicians should be aware of this potentially debilitating and life-threatening infection in patients receiving CD20-depleting therapy.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Multiple Sclerosis Journal
Vol/bind	30
Udgave nummer	8
Sider (fra-til)	1081-1083
Antal sider	3
ISSN	1352-4585
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/13524585241235542
Status	Udgivet - jul. 2024

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