一个严重的双边视神经炎病例和一个在怀孕期间的Tumefactive Demyelinating损伤
Ryo Sasaki1, Yoshiaki Takahashi1, Mizuki Morimoto1
1Department of Neurology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
|September 18, 2025
概括
本案例研究强调了在怀孕期间治疗严重的视神经炎和瘤活性脱髓化病变的方法. 在初始治疗失败后,Ofatumumab (OFA) 证明有效地稳定了病变和症状.
科学领域:
- 神经免疫学 神经免疫学
- 产科 产科 产科 产科 产科
- 脱线性疾病 脱线性疾病
背景情况:
- 视神经炎 (ON) 和瘤性脱髓化病变 (TDLs) 是影响中枢神经系统的炎症性疾病.
- 由于对胎儿的潜在风险和改变母亲生理学的原因,在怀孕期间对这些疾病的管理存在独特的挑战.
研究的目的:
- 描述怀孕患者的临床表现和管理,同时出现严重的双边ON和TDL.
- 评估ofatumumab (OFA) 在怀孕期间治疗这种罕见疾病的疗效和安全性.
主要方法:
- 一个病例报告,一名40岁的孕妇经历了严重的双边ON和TDL.
- 治疗涉及初始疗法,包括静脉注射甲基普雷迪尼索隆,血交换和静脉注射免疫球蛋白.
- 随后的治疗是重复的类固醇脉冲疗法,接着是共享决策后的ofatumumab (OFA).
主要成果:
- 最初的治疗部分改善了视神经炎,但未能阻止TDL扩张和症状进展.
- 对Ofatumumab (OFA) 的使用导致病变扩大停止,没有进一步的症状恶化.
- 患者在怀孕期间耐受了OFA,没有报告的不良反应.
结论:
- 在怀孕期间严重的ON和TDL的同时发生是罕见的,并且难以管理.
- 当传统疗法不足时,Ofatumumab (OFA) 可能是孕妇TDL的可行的治疗选择.
- 在患有神经疾病的孕妇患者中,共同决策对于优化治疗策略至关重要.
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