Chronic Autoimmune Meningoencephalitis and Periodic Fever Syndrome Treated with Anakinra
We report the case of a 63-year-old male diagnosed with chronic autoimmune mediated meningoencephalitis and periodic cyclical fever syndrome. After 2 years of failed conventional treatment and recurrent hospitalizations, anakinra treatment (an interleukin-1 [IL-1] receptor antagonist) was trialed wh...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2017-05-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Neurology |
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Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/472147 |