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Report #2837745

Received Apr 24, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Unknown
Age
Age unknown
State
FL
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
—
Onset
—
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
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Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
FLUXINFLUENZA (SEASONAL) (NO BRAND NAME)UNKNOWN MANUFACTURERUNKNo batch number—

Symptoms (2)

Condition aggravatedMultiple sclerosis pseudo relapse

Symptom narrative

Multiple sclerosis (MS) pseudorelapse; This literature report (initial receipt 25-Mar-2025) concerns a unknown patient who was diagnosed with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS). Patients with RMS aged 18-55 years were grouped into three cohorts: cohort 1 (C1) received the influenza vaccine (trade name, manufacturer and lot number not reported - to be requested upon follow up) >/= 2 weeks before starting ofatumumab (OMB); cohort 2 (C2) received the vaccine >/= 4 weeks after starting OMB; and cohort 3 (C3) was currently being treated with interferon/glatiramer acetate and received the influenza vaccine =4 weeks after enrollment. One patient from cohort 2 experienced a serious adverse event (AE) (Multiple sclerosis (MS) pseudorelapse).; Reporter's Comments: Causality : Related. Due to the spontaneous nature of the case, it is considered related for reporting purposes. The event Multiple sclerosis pseudo relapse has no biological or pharmacological plausible relation for the product contributing to the event. The nature of underlying disease with tendency to relapse provide an alternative explanation.

Medical history

Comments: None

Other medications

Ofatumumab