Successful high-dose glucocorticoid therapy for anti-mitochondrial antibody-positive myocarditis arising during tocilizumab and low-dose glucocorticoid therapy for rheumatoid arthritis

AbstractAnti-mitochondrial antibody (AMA)-positive myopathy, a recently identified condition with significant cardiac involvement, poses a serious challenge in treatment consensus due to its extreme rarity. While several studies demonstrate the efficacy of high-dose prednisolone in managing this disease, the current literature lacks substantial evidence regarding the effectiveness of biologic therapy or low-dose prednisolone for remission induction. Here, we present a case of AMA-positive myocarditis that emerged during rheumatoid arthritis treatment with tocilizumab (TCZ) and low-dose prednisolone (PSL). Successfully, intensive immunosuppressive therapy with high-dose PSL proved effective in stabilizing this condition. Our case highlights the necessity of a robust immunosuppressive approach, favoring high-dose PSL over the combination of low-dose PSL and TCZ in this disease..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Enthalten in:

Immunological Medicine - (2024), Seite 5

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Koji Suzuki [VerfasserIn]
Mitsuhiro Akiyama [VerfasserIn]
Shuntaro Saito [VerfasserIn]
Yuko Kaneko [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-mitochondrial antibody
Immunologic diseases. Allergy
Immunosuppressive therapy
Myocarditis
Tocilizumab

doi:

10.1080/25785826.2024.2336689

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ095901892