Maintenance Intravenous Immunoglobulin Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis Coexisting with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Muir-Torre Syndrome: A Case Study

Gupta, Srishti; Suri, Mohnish; Constantinescu, Cris S.

Abstract

The therapeutic options for disease modification in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) have expanded remarkably in the last 15 years. Although intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg) have shown some therapeutic effects in multiple sclerosis, reducing global supplies, restriction of treatment to essential indications and availability of effective alternative treatments for MS currently exclude IVIg from being an accepted therapy for MS, other than for some exceptional considerations. We report the case of a female patient with RRMS who was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) and Muir-Torre syndrome (MTS) soon after the diagnosis of active RRMS was made. The coexisting conditions precluded the use of available disease-modifying treatments. She benefited from monthly and then bi-monthly IVIg, with a single mild relapse over 10 years. Discontinuation of IVIg due to reduced availability with a brief aborted course of subcutaneous PEGylated interferon-beta was followed by significant relapses. Five months after the first ocrelizumab infusion, she developed caecal cancer requiring colectomy. Reinstitution of IVIg is contemplated.

Citation

Gupta, S., Suri, M., & Constantinescu, C. S. (2020). Maintenance Intravenous Immunoglobulin Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis Coexisting with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Muir-Torre Syndrome: A Case Study. Neurology and Therapy, 9(2), 605–610. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40120-020-00209-0

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 4, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Aug 11, 2020
• Publication Date: 2020-12
• Deposit Date: Aug 15, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 18, 2020
• Journal: Neurology and Therapy
• Print ISSN: 2193-8253
• Electronic ISSN: 2193-6536
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 605–610
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40120-020-00209-0
• Keywords: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; IVIg; Muir-Torre syndrome; Multiple sclerosis
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4838630
• Publisher URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40120-020-00209-0
• Additional Information: Received: 9 July 2020; First Online: 11 August 2020