A Case Report of Quinine-Induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy Successfully Treated With Eculizumab. 2024

Jun Yen Ng, and Douglas Lenton, and Ian Kerridge, and Charmaine Wong
Orange Health Service, NSW, Australia.

Drug-induced thrombotic microangiopathy (DITMA) is a life-threatening condition which may be immune or nonimmune mediated. Quinine is the most implicated drug in immune-mediated DITMA. However, the optimal treatment is unclear. Complement inhibition by eculizumab has demonstrated success in many DITMA (e.g., carfilzomib, gemcitabine, and tacrolimus), but there are limited data in DITMA, including quinine-associated cases. A 55-year-old female was diagnosed with quinine-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), as confirmed by a positive quinine-dependent platelet-associated antibody. This was successfully treated with eculizumab with complete resolution of thrombocytopenia and anemia by 1 and 6 weeks. She required hemodialysis for a month and gained full recovery of renal function. We discuss various challenges with the diagnosis and management of DITMA. We also review published data on the use of eculizumab in various DITMA. Our case demonstrates successful treatment of quinine-induced TMA with eculizumab. We recommend further studies to assess the efficacy of complement inhibition in quinine and other DITMA.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011803 Quinine An alkaloid derived from the bark of the cinchona tree. It is used as an antimalarial drug, and is the active ingredient in extracts of the cinchona that have been used for that purpose since before 1633. Quinine is also a mild antipyretic and analgesic and has been used in common cold preparations for that purpose. It was used commonly and as a bitter and flavoring agent, and is still useful for the treatment of babesiosis. Quinine is also useful in some muscular disorders, especially nocturnal leg cramps and myotonia congenita, because of its direct effects on muscle membrane and sodium channels. The mechanisms of its antimalarial effects are not well understood. Biquinate,Legatrim,Myoquin,Quinamm,Quinbisan,Quinbisul,Quindan,Quinimax,Quinine Bisulfate,Quinine Hydrochloride,Quinine Lafran,Quinine Sulfate,Quinine Sulphate,Quinine-Odan,Quinoctal,Quinson,Quinsul,Strema,Surquina,Bisulfate, Quinine,Hydrochloride, Quinine,Sulfate, Quinine,Sulphate, Quinine
D005260 Female Females
D006435 Renal Dialysis Therapy for the insufficient cleansing of the BLOOD by the kidneys based on dialysis and including hemodialysis, PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, and HEMODIAFILTRATION. Dialysis, Extracorporeal,Dialysis, Renal,Extracorporeal Dialysis,Hemodialysis,Dialyses, Extracorporeal,Dialyses, Renal,Extracorporeal Dialyses,Hemodialyses,Renal Dialyses
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D057049 Thrombotic Microangiopathies Diseases that result in THROMBOSIS in MICROVASCULATURE. The two most prominent diseases are PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; and HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME. Multiple etiological factors include VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL damage due to SHIGA TOXIN; FACTOR H deficiency; and aberrant VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR formation. Microangiopathies, Thrombotic,Microangiopathy, Thrombotic,Thrombotic Microangiopathy
D061067 Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized Antibodies from non-human species whose protein sequences have been modified to make them nearly identical with human antibodies. If the constant region and part of the variable region are replaced, they are called humanized. If only the constant region is modified they are called chimeric. INN names for humanized antibodies end in -zumab. Antibodies, Humanized,Humanized Antibodies

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