Successful benralizumab for eosinophilic myocarditis in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2021 Oct;40(4):834-837. doi: 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/ahyqld. Epub 2022 May 4.

Abstract

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is characterised by many features, including asthma, allergic rhinitis, peripheral and tissue eosinophilia, and vasculitis. Its pathophysiology is still unclear and we suggest that there are different phenotypes of EGPA, which may respond differently to available treatments. Within the most promising targeting biotherapy, benralizumab, an anti-interleukin-5 receptor alpha monoclonal antibody, has proved both highly effective and safe. We report herewith a case of EGPA presenting a myocarditis relapse successfully treated with benralizumab.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / therapeutic use
  • Churg-Strauss Syndrome* / complications
  • Churg-Strauss Syndrome* / drug therapy
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis* / complications
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Myocarditis* / drug therapy
  • Myocarditis* / etiology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • benralizumab