Antonio Marangi, Francesco Benvenuti, Linda Mazzai, Giulio Riva, Diana Polo, Ilaria Franceschetti, Pierino De Sandre, Mariano Agostino Zanusso, Giovanni Scanelli, Francesco Perini
INTRODUCTION: Ixekizumab is an anti-interleukin-17A (IL-17A) humanized monoclonal antibody approved for the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, active psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis. Central nervous system inflammatory manifestations are atypical during therapy with IL-17A inhibitors, with only one case of myelitis described to date. CASE REPORT: A 72-year-old man with a medical history of active psoriatic arthritis was admitted to our department owing to the acute onset of left face numbness 1 month after the first ixekizumab administration...
January 22, 2024: Neurologist