Myasthenia gravis associated with etanercept therapy

Dominic B. Fee, Edward J. Kasarskis

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Abstract

Etanercept is an antagonist of tumor necrosis factor alpha that was developed to treat rheumatoid arthritis. In this report we present a patient who developed myasthenia gravis while taking etanercept and had resolution of symptoms after stopping it. This is the first report of this potential side effect and is of additional interest, because etanercept has been proposed as a treatment for myasthenia gravis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)866-870
Number of pages5
JournalMuscle and Nerve
Volume39
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2009

Keywords

  • Acetylcholine receptor antibodies
  • Enbrel
  • Etanercept
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Pathophysiology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physiology
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Physiology (medical)

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