Treatment outcomes and their determinants of IgG4-related ophthalmic disease : a territory-wide cohort study

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BACKGROUND: Oral corticosteroid remains the first-line treatment of IgG4-related ophthalmic disease, but steroid-dependence is common and serious. Factors associated with steroid dependence and relapse have to be further explored.

STUDY POPULATION: A city-wide, biopsy-proven, Chinese cohort.

METHODS: Retrospective, masked review of medical records, orbital images and histopathology reports.

RESULTS: There were 101 patients with at least 24-month follow-up. Up to 82% (82/101) received oral corticosteroid as first-line treatments, and 7 of them received also concomitant steroid-sparing agents (SSA)/biological agents as primary treatment. There was 61% (50/82) of patients required long-term corticosteroid (alone=23, with SSA=27) after 1.9±0.7 (range 1-5) relapses. When compared with the 21% (17/82) of patients who tapered corticosteroid successfully for 24 months, steroid dependence was associated with elevated baseline serum IgG4 level (94% vs 65%, p<0.01) and Mikulicz syndrome (46% vs 18%, p<0.05). Up to 13% (11/82) of patients tolerated residual disease after tapering off corticosteroid. There was 17% (17/101) of patients did not require any medications after biopsies. They were more likely to have debulking surgeries (71% vs 40%, p<0.05), discrete orbital lesions (65% vs 26%, p<0.05), normal baseline serum IgG4 level (24% vs 6%, p<0.05) and no Mikulicz syndrome (94% vs 61%, p<0.05).

CONCLUSION: In this cohort, 60% of patients required long-term maintenance oral corticosteroid. Elevated pretreatment serum IgG4 level and Mikulicz syndrome were associated with steroid dependence. Debulking surgery is an alternative for a subgroup of patients with discrete orbital lesions, normal baseline IgG4 level and no Mikulicz syndrome.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:107

Enthalten in:

The British journal of ophthalmology - 107(2023), 12 vom: 22. Nov., Seite 1920-1924

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lai, Kenneth K H [VerfasserIn]
Li, Emmy Y M [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Regine Y C [VerfasserIn]
Chu, Winnie C W [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Andy C O [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Karen K W [VerfasserIn]
Chin, Joyce K Y [VerfasserIn]
Kwok, Jeremy S W [VerfasserIn]
Io, Ida Y F [VerfasserIn]
Yip, Nelson K F [VerfasserIn]
Li, Kenneth K W [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Wai Ho [VerfasserIn]
Lam, Nai Man [VerfasserIn]
Yip, Wilson W K [VerfasserIn]
Young, Alvin L [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Edwin [VerfasserIn]
Ko, Callie K L [VerfasserIn]
Ko, Simon T C [VerfasserIn]
Yuen, Hunter K L [VerfasserIn]
Tham, Clement C Y [VerfasserIn]
Pang, Chi-Pui [VerfasserIn]
Chong, Kelvin K L [VerfasserIn]

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Drugs
Glucocorticoids
Immunoglobulin G
Immunology
Inflammation
Journal Article
Orbit
Steroids

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Date Completed 24.11.2023

Date Revised 24.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bjo-2021-320936

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NLM34803332X