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Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ocular Myasthenia Gravis: Effectiveness of Rituximab in the Management of These Two Diseases
Artritis reumatoide y miastenia gravis ocular: efectividad del rituximab en el manejo de ambas enfermedades
Marta Novella-Navarro
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, Juan Salvatierra-Ossorio, María del Mar Muñoz-Gómez, María Pavo-Blanco
Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain
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of the population has one or more autoimmune diseases&#44; and the prevalence is highest in middle-aged women&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">2</span></a> Patients who have an autoimmune disease are more susceptible to developing a second one&#46; Myasthenia gravis is associated with RA in up to 4&#37; of the patients&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0060"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span></a></p><p id="par0020" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">This association may be due to immunological factors that favor the activation of autoreactive B and T cells&#44; epigenetic factors and genetic susceptibility to certain groups of genes&#44; particularly those belonging to the major histocompatibility complex&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0060"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span></a> Thus&#44; if we consider that the overlap of autoimmune disorders is a reflection of the existence of common pathogenic mechanisms&#44; the therapeutic approach should be the same&#46;</p><p id="par0025" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha &#40;TNF&#945;&#41; agents have favored the treatment and prognosis of rheumatic diseases like RA&#44; in addition to being employed in other autoimmune diseases&#46; In fact&#44; etanercept has produced satisfactory results in the treatment of refractory MG&#44;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0065"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4</span></a> with no effect on serum anti-AChR levels or changes in circulating TNF&#945;&#46; Paradoxically&#44; the literature includes the report of 1 case of MG in a patient with RA being treated with etanercept&#44;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0070"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5</span></a> in whom the discontinuation of the drug resulted in the improvement of the myasthenic signs&#46;</p><p id="par0030" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Although there is no clear causal association&#44; the development of neurological disorders&#44; especially demyelinating diseases &#40;Guillain-Barr&#233; syndrome&#44; multiple sclerosis&#44; mononeuritis or chronic demyelinating polyneuropathy<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0075"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">6&#44;7</span></a>&#41;&#44; has occasionally been related to anti-TNF&#945; agents&#46; Should they occur&#44; the main recommendation is to discontinue the treatment&#46;</p><p id="par0035" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In the present case&#44; there existed the possibility of there being an association between 2 autoimmune diseases or&#44; on the other hand&#44; a probable adverse effect of etanercept&#46; The decision was made to interrupt the drug and begin treatment with rituximab&#44; the utility of which has been reported in the treatment of refractory MG&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0085"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">8</span></a> Its mechanism of action provokes a depletion of B cells and the resulting reduction in antibodies&#44; 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