Wolchover Trevor, Dosanjh Harpreet, Lalezari Jonathan, Delote Isaac, Takher Jasprit
Internal Medicine, Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks, USA.
Cureus. 2025 Apr 10;17(4):e82010. doi: 10.7759/cureus.82010. eCollection 2025 Apr.
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is an immune-mediated neuropathy often treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), which is generally well-tolerated but has occasionally been associated with rare cardiovascular side effects. We present the case of an 84-year-old male with CIDP, maintained on biweekly IVIG infusions, who experienced a syncopal episode with documented bradycardia of 30 beats per minute (bpm) during an infusion. Upon evaluation in the emergency department, the patient was found to have a new bifascicular block requiring pacemaker placement. This case underscores a rare adverse reaction associated with IVIG infusion, highlighting the importance of careful cardiac monitoring in older patients with CIDP and underlying or potential cardiac risk factors.
慢性炎症性脱髓鞘性多发性神经病(CIDP)是一种免疫介导的神经病,常采用静脉注射免疫球蛋白(IVIG)治疗,该治疗通常耐受性良好,但偶尔会出现罕见的心血管副作用。我们报告一例84岁男性CIDP患者,每两周接受一次IVIG输注,在一次输注过程中发生晕厥,记录到心率每分钟30次(bpm)的心动过缓。在急诊科评估时,发现该患者出现新的双分支阻滞,需要植入起搏器。该病例强调了与IVIG输注相关的一种罕见不良反应,突显了对患有CIDP且有潜在心脏危险因素的老年患者进行仔细心脏监测的重要性。