Mortality from Listeria monocytogenes Meningoencephalitis following escalation Alemtuzumab Therapy for Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis,

We report the case of a patient who died from the rare complication of Listeriosis in the immediate phase following Alemtuzumab administration one month after discontinuing dimethyl fumarate (DMF). There is considerable overlap with typical post-infusion symptoms therefore high surveillance and low threshold for empirical or possible prophylactic antibiotic therapy is advocated.
Source: Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders - Category: Neurology Source Type: research