Interleukin 6 blockade for hyperimmunoglobulin D and periodic fever syndrome

J Clin Rheumatol. 2014 Mar;20(2):103-5. doi: 10.1097/01.RHU.0000442576.41537.de.

Abstract

Hyperimmunoglobulin D and periodic fever syndrome (HIDS) is a rare, autoinflammatory condition caused by mutations in the mevalonate kinase gene. There is no standard treatment for HIDS, and randomized controlled trials are lacking. Corticosteroids, colchicine, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, statins, and cyclosporine are of limited efficacy in controlling this condition. Recent case reports suggest that most patients respond to etanercept or anakinra. Interleukin 6 blockade in HIDS has not been described. We report the case of a 13-year-old girl with HIDS, who failed to respond to colchicine, corticosteroids, etanercept, and anakinra but was successfully treated with the anti-IL-6 monoclonal antibody, tocilizumab.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / immunology
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / therapeutic use*
  • Colchicine / therapeutic use
  • Etanercept
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / therapeutic use
  • Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein / therapeutic use
  • Interleukin-6 / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Interleukin-6 / immunology
  • Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency / drug therapy*
  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / therapeutic use
  • Treatment Failure
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein
  • Interleukin-6
  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor
  • tocilizumab
  • Etanercept
  • Colchicine