Effects of Plasma Exchange Combined with Immunoglobulin Therapy on Consciousness, Immune Function, and Prognosis in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis Crisis: A Prospective Randomized Test

Peng, Xu; Xie, Xiao‐Bi; Tan, Hong Chang; Zhang, Dan; Jiang, Bo; Liu, Jie; Li, Shuang; Chen, Ya-Rui; Xie, Tao-Yang

doi:10.1155/2022/7796833

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“…Using univariate analysis, we found deep vein thrombosis and plasmapheresis during hospitalization to be associated with recurrent infection. While there have been advances in the management of both AChR-antibody positive and MuSK-antibody positive patients, plasmapheresis remains the first-line treatment for MC [ 1 , 8 , 30 – 32 ]. However, its use increases the risk of thrombotic complications, catheter-related infection, and even systemic infection, especially for those who delayed therapy for more than two days from admission [ 1 , 2 , 30 , 31 , 33 , 34 ].…”

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Myasthenia gravis and independent risk factors for recurrent infection: a retrospective cohort study

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Background Approximately 10% to 20% of myasthenia gravis (MG) patients have experienced a myasthenic crisis (MC), which contributes to morbidity and mortality. MC triggered by infection is associated with poor outcomes. However, there is a lack of prognostic factors that clinicians can utilize to target interventions for preventing recurrent infection-triggered MC. This study aimed to characterize clinical manifestations, comorbidities, and biochemical profiles associated with recurrent infection-triggered MC in MG patients. Methods This retrospective study included 272 MG patients hospitalized with an infection requiring at least 3 days of antibiotics from January 2001 to December 2019. Patients were further stratified into non-recurrent or recurrent infection groups. Clinical features such as gender, age, concomitant diseases, acetylcholine receptor antibodies and biochemical data (including electrolytes and coagulants), muscle strength of pelvic and shoulder girdle, bulbar and respiratory function, management with an endotracheal tube, Foley catheter, or plasmapheresis, duration of hospitalization, and culture pathogens were recorded. Results The recurrent infection group was significantly older than the non-recurrent group (median age, 58.5 versus 52.0 years). Pneumonia was the most common infection and Klebsiella pneumoniae was the most common pathogen. The presence of concomitant diabetes mellitus, activated partial thromboplastin time prolongation, the duration of hospitalization, and hypomagnesaemia were independently associated with recurrent infection. The presence of deep vein thrombosis, thymic cancer, and electrolyte imbalances i.e., hypokalemia, and hypoalbuminemia were significantly associated with a risk for infection. The influence of endotracheal intubation, anemia, and plasmapheresis during hospitalization were inconsistent. Conclusions The independent risk factors for recurrent infections in MG patients identified in this study include the presence of concomitant diabetes mellitus, hypomagnesaemia, activated partial thromboplastin time prolongation, and longer duration of hospitalization, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to prevent recurrent infections in this population. Further research and prospective studies are warranted to validate these findings and refine interventions for optimizing patient care.

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Myasthenia gravis and independent risk factors for recurrent infection: a retrospective cohort study

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“…Immunoglobulins gathered from thousands of donors make up this collection. IVIg is a substitute for many immunosuppressants [42]. A popular kind of treatment for several autoimmune neuromuscular illnesses is immunoglobulin therapy.…”

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Myasthenia Gravis: A Systematic Review

Mishra,

Varma

2023

Cureus

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Myasthenia gravis (MG), a rare disease, is the most common neuromuscular junction problem. It's the quintessential autoimmune disease with ocular, bulbar, respiratory, axial, and limb muscles exhibiting a typical fatigable weakening due to the development of antibodies against the acetylcholine receptor (AChR). Infections, stress, surgeries, thymus gland anomalies, and pharmaceutical side effects can also cause it. Ocular symptoms are initially experienced by most of the sufferers. The majority of the sufferers will go through at least one episode of symptom exacerbation during their illness. The immune system in MG interferes with nerve-muscle communication, causing muscles to become weak and tired quickly. The actual cause is not yet known, but a problem in the thymus gland may be the cause. In a person suffering from this disease, the size of the thymus becomes larger than normal, which is also called thymic hyperplasia. It is more common for women to have early-onset MG (EOMG) than for males to have late-onset MG (LOMG). Merely clinical evidence, encompassing the patients' medical history and physical indications of fluctuating muscle weakness in a specific region, is utilized to diagnose MG. Complementary diagnostic procedures and lab techniques aid in confirming the synaptic dysfunction and characterizing its kind and degree. Early diagnosis and the availability of effective treatments have reduced the burden of severe impairment and high mortality previously associated with MG. Current immunomodulation-based therapies come with side effects brought on by persistent immune suppression. Improved knowledge of this relatively uncommon but curable condition is required among primary carers. The objective of this review is to provide information about MG and to help people recognize its symptoms and start treatment without panic so that the progression of this disease can be stopped and complications can be avoided.

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“…Thus, autoantibody removal by IA might be combined with SelA to reduce loss of coagulation factors [ 20 ]. Recently, a prospective RCT about the effects of TPE combined with IVIG in sixty patients with MG crisis describes that consciousness, immune function, and prognosis of these patients enhanced and the treatment is safe [ 21 ].…”

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Principles of Therapeutic Apheresis in Neurological Disease

Strasser¹

2023

Transfus Med Hemother

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Background: Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is a well-known apheresis technology since many years and is available worldwide. Myasthenia gravis is one of the first neurological diseases successfully treated with TPE. TPE is also frequently applied in acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (Guillain-Barré syndrome). Both neurological disorders are immunologically mediated and might cause life-threatening symptoms in patients. Summary: There is a large body of evidence from many randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that the application of TPE in myasthenia gravis crisis or in acute Guillain-Barré syndrome is effective and safe. Thus, TPE is recommended as first-line therapy with a grade 1A recommendation during the critical course of these neurological diseases. Even chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathies characterized by complement-fixing autoantibodies to myelin are successfully treated with TPE. The plasma exchange reduces inflammatory cytokines, complements activating antibodies, and leads to an improvement of neurological symptoms. TPE is no standalone treatment but often combined with immunosuppressive therapy. Recent studies (clinical trials, retrospective analysis, meta-analysis, and systematic reviews) evaluate special apheresis technology (i.e., immunoadsorption [IA], small volume plasma exchange), compare different treatments of these neuropathies, or report on the therapy of rare immune-mediated neuropathies in case reports. Key Messages: TA is a well-established treatment and is safe in acute progressive neuropathies (myasthenia gravis, Guillain-Barré syndrome) with an immune etiology. TPE has been applied for decades and thus has the best evidence so far. The indication for IA depends on the availability of that technology and the evidence by RCTs in special neurological diseases. The treatment with TA should improve the clinical outcome of patients, reducing acute or chronic (chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathies) neurological symptoms. The informed consent of the patient should carefully weight risks and benefits of the apheresis treatment and consider alternative therapies.

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Effects of Plasma Exchange Combined with Immunoglobulin Therapy on Consciousness, Immune Function, and Prognosis in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis Crisis: A Prospective Randomized Test

Cited by 7 publications

References 40 publications

Myasthenia gravis and independent risk factors for recurrent infection: a retrospective cohort study

Myasthenia gravis and independent risk factors for recurrent infection: a retrospective cohort study

Myasthenia Gravis: A Systematic Review

Principles of Therapeutic Apheresis in Neurological Disease

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