Rheumatoid arthritis combined with IgG4-related disease successfully treated with rituximab: A case report
Received date: 2025-08-15
Online published: 2025-10-20
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类风湿关节炎是一种以慢性对称性关节炎为主要表现的自身免疫性疾病, 合并嗜酸性粒细胞增高的类风湿关节炎有其自身特征, 但也应警惕合并免疫球蛋白(immunoglobulin, Ig)G4相关性疾病的可能。本文报道1例以多关节肿痛伴晨僵为主要表现的患者, 抗角蛋白抗体、抗环瓜氨酸肽抗体、抗核周因子抗体及类风湿因子阳性, 红细胞沉降率明显升高, 明确诊断类风湿关节炎。该患者病程中逐渐出现外周血嗜酸性粒细胞升高, 使用来氟米特、雷公藤多苷等药物治疗效果欠佳。调整为甲氨蝶呤及托珠单抗治疗后, 患者关节症状明显好转, 但外周血嗜酸性粒细胞升高无明显改善。病程中患者出现淋巴结及腮腺肿大, 淋巴结超声提示左侧锁骨上低回声结节, 双侧腋下、右侧腹股沟区异常淋巴结, 双侧颈部、左侧腹股沟区淋巴结可见。腮腺超声提示双侧腮腺内低回声结节, 腮腺导管增宽, 骨髓穿刺活检未见明显异常, 淋巴结病理活检提示有IgG4+细胞浸润, 进一步完善血清IgG4, 发现血清IgG4升高。最终诊断为类风湿关节炎合并IgG4相关性疾病可能, 调整治疗为甲氨蝶呤联合利妥昔单抗治疗, 患者关节肿痛明显好转, C反应蛋白逐渐恢复正常, 嗜酸性粒细胞明显下降, 病情缓解。因此, 对于合并嗜酸性粒细胞增多的类风湿关节炎应警惕IgG4相关性疾病的可能, 采用利妥昔单抗为临床治疗提供了新思路。
丁艳 , 王丽芳 , 李超然 , 卢哲敏 , 石连杰 . 利妥昔单抗成功治疗类风湿关节炎合并IgG4相关性疾病1例[J]. 北京大学学报(医学版), 2025 , 57(6) : 1203 -1207 . DOI: 10.19723/j.issn.1671-167X.2025.06.029
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease primarily characterized by chronic symmetric arthritis. While rheumatoid arthritis with elevated eosinophils exhibits distinct clinical features, the potential coexistence of immunoglobulin (Ig)G4-related disease warrants clinical vigilance. This article reports a case of a patient presenting with polyarticular swelling and pain accompanied by morning stiffness. Positive tests for anti-keratin antibody, anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody, anti-perinuclear factor, and rheumatoid factor were observed with a significantly elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, leading to a definitive diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. The patient also exhibited elevated peripheral blood eosinophils and showed poor response to treatments, such as leflunomide and tripterygium glycosides. After switching to methotrexate and tocilizumab, the patient's joint symptoms improved significantly, but peripheral blood eosinophilia showed no notable improvement. During the course of the disease, the patient developed lymphadenopathy and parotid gland enlargement. Lymph node ultrasound revealed a hypoechoic nodule in the left supraclavicular area, abnormal lymph nodes in both axillae and the right inguinal region, and visible lymph nodes in the bilateral cervical and left inguinal areas. Parotid ultrasound indicated hypoechoic nodules within both parotid glands and widening of the parotid ducts. Further bone marrow aspiration biopsy showed no significant abnormalities, while lymph node pathological biopsy suggested infiltration of IgG4-positive cells. Subsequent serum IgG4 testing revealed elevated level of IgG4. The patient was ultimately considered likely to have rheumatoid arthritis complicated with IgG4-related disease. Treatment was adjusted to regular infusions of rituximab (500 mg every six months), resulting in significant improvement of joint swelling and pain, as well as marked reductions in C-reactive protein and eosinophil levels, achieving disease remission. Through case analysis and literature review, this article discusses the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis patients with elevated eosinophils. For patients with rheumatoid arthritis with elevated eosinophils, it is necessary to be vigilant of the possibility of concurrent IgG4-related diseases. The use of rituximab provides novel perspectives for clinical treatment strategies.
Key words: Rheumatoid arthritis; IgG4-related disease; Eosinophilia; Rituximab
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作者贡献声明 石连杰:提出研究思路,总体把关和审定论文;丁艳:收集、分析、整理数据,撰写论文,参与临床治疗;王丽芳、李超然、卢哲敏:参与临床治疗,收集及整理数据。所有作者均参与论文修改,并对最终文稿进行审读和确认。
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