静脉输入的Efgartigimod Alfa作为初始单疗法,用于在患有多种并发病的老年患者中使眼睛肌痛失效
Karen Inzirillo1, Octavio Carranza2, Marc A Swerdloff2,1
1Neurology, Marcus Neuroscience Institute, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health South Florida, Boca Raton, USA.
Cureus
|December 30, 2024
概括
阿尔法 (EA) Efgartigimod有效地治疗了一位90岁的老妇人,她患有肌痛神经衰竭 (MG) 和眼部症状. 这种静脉注射疗法为某些患有致残性亡的MG患者提供了潜在的第一线治疗选择.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
背景情况:
- 骨髓灰质炎 (MG) 是一种流行的神经肌肉自身免疫性疾病,影响神经肌肉结节.
- 在患有并发症的老年患者中治疗MG存在重大挑战.
- 乙胆受体 (AChR) 血清阳性状态是普遍MG的一个关键因素.
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