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Vacunas (English Edition) Shingles immunization in patients under interleukin-5 inhibitor treatment
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Vol. 27. Issue 2.
(April - June 2026)
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Vol. 27. Issue 2.
(April - June 2026)
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Shingles immunization in patients under interleukin-5 inhibitor treatment

Vacunación frente a herpes zóster en pacientes tratados con fármacos inhibidores de interleucina 5
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Ronald Rodríguez Cogolloa,
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, María Ángela Doronzoa, Juan Gabriel Garcías Ladariab, Juan Rodríguez-Garcíaa
a Servicio de Medicina Preventiva, Unidad Vacunación Paciente Inmunodeprimido, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
b Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
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Interleukin-5 (IL-5) inhibitors affect the proliferation, maturation, activation, recruitment, and survival of eosinophils. They are authorised to treat hypereosinophilic syndrome in patients aged ≥12 years, and severe eosinophilic asthma in adults. In Spain, the subunit herpes zoster (HZ) vaccine is authorised for preventing HZ and postherpetic neuralgia in people aged 50 years and over who are undergoing treatment with immunomodulatory or immunosuppressive drugs. However, the latest update to these recommendations excludes people aged 18 years or older who are about to start treatment with mepolizumab or other IL-5 inhibitors due to the increased risk of zoster in people receiving these treatments, as required by the product's summary of product characteristics. Here, we present the case of a patient being treated with mepolizumab who had not been immunised against HZ and subsequently developed an episode of HZ.

Keywords:
Herpes Zoster
Immunocompromised Host
Immunization
Vaccines
Infection
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Los inhibidores de interleucina 5 (IL5) actúan sobre la proliferación, maduración, activación, reclutamiento y supervivencia de los eosinófilos. Están autorizados para el tratamiento del síndrome hipereosinófilo en pacientes ≥12 años y del asma eosinofílica severa en adultos. La vacuna frente a herpes zóster (HZ) de subunidades está autorizada en España para la prevención de HZ y neuralgia post-herpética en personas a partir de 50 años en tratamiento con fármacos inmunomoduladores o inmunosupresores. Sin embargo, en la última actualización de estas recomendaciones, no se incluyen las personas de 18 años o más que vayan a iniciar tratamiento con Mepolizumab u otros inhibidores de IL5 como obliga la ficha técnica del producto debido al riesgo aumentado de zóster en personas que reciben estos tratamientos. Se presenta el caso de un paciente en tratamiento con mepolizumab no inmunizado frente a HZ que desarrolló un episodio de HZ.

Palabras clave:
Herpes zóster
Huésped inmunocomprometido
Inmunización
Vacunas
Infección

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