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Vaccine-derived Yellow Fever in an immunocompromised patient on anti-CD20-antibody therapy and its treatment with Sofosbuvir
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Tobias Weirauch,
Gerrit Burger,
Dániel Cadar,
Martin Gabriel,
Julia Koepsell,
Gundolf Schüttfort,
Philipp de Leuw,
Markus Bickel,
Maria J.G.T. Vehreschild,
Timo Wolf,
Nils Wetzstein
Abstract
Yellow fever (YF) is a potentially lethal viral hemorrhagic fever that can be prevented with the 17D live attenuated YF vaccine. However, this vaccination can cause severe adverse reactions including vaccine-associated YF. Here, we describe the case of a 32-year-old female who was permanently immunosuppressed with an anti-CD20 antibody due to multiple sclerosis. Following YF vaccination, the patient developed, a variety of symptoms such as febrile temperatures, muscle and joint pain, headaches, and dysuria. A vaccine-associated yellow fever with viremia was diagnosed. To avoid a potentially severe course of the disease, sofosbuvir was used as antiviral treatment followed by the resolution of symptoms and serological response. As travelers with chronic diseases and immunosuppression will increasingly engage in long distance travel, this case demonstrates the importance of assessing patient history prior to life vaccinations and points towards a possible therapeutic approach in those suffering from vaccine associated yellow fever.
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