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Death by antibody

Authors: Timothy Faccini; Zaneeta Dhesi; Sachin Shah;

Death by antibody

Abstract

A 42-year-old woman with a background of psoriatic arthritis presented with a 7-day medical history of fevers of unknown source; she had recently undergone elective shoulder arthroscopy, and her medications included anti-interleukin 17A (anti-IL-17A) drug, secukinumab. She went on to develop sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy, requiring veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), from which she was successfully weaned after 12 days. However, she then went on to develop a candidaemia, with new intra-abdominal collections found incidentally on CT; despite appropriate anti-fungal therapy and attempts at drainage, she passed away. Both anti-IL-17A treatment and ECMO have been shown to be significant independent risk factors for Candida infection. The use of monoclonal antibody therapy in the management of autoimmune disease, and the use of ECMO in the intensive care setting are each becoming increasingly widespread. Fungal infection should be screened for early in this critically unwell group of patients, and treatment initiated as indicated.

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Adult, Arthritis, Psoriatic, Candidiasis, Candida glabrata, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Fatal Outcome, Sepsis, Humans, Female, Cardiomyopathies

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popularity
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influence
This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
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impulse
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