Prognosis of Ocular Myasthenia Gravis in an Argentinian Population.

BACKGROUND

We investigated the prognosis of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) initially presenting with only ocular symptoms in an Argentinian population.

SUMMARY: We performed a retrospective analysis of 61 patients with MG with pure ocular involvement at onset. Generalized MG (gMG) developed in 73.7% of patients, while the rest only exhibited ocular symptoms throughout the course of the disease (ocular MG [oMG]). The AChR antibody (AChR-ab) was found in 81.4% of the gMG and 50% of the oMG cases. AChR-ab titers were also significantly higher in the gMG than in the oMG group. Patients with oMG more frequently required treatment only with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and showed more remissions. Key Messages: Our study showed high generalization in patients with MG debuting with ocular symptoms. Patients with AChR seropositivity and higher AChR-ab titers had an increased risk for gMG, while patients with oMG showed lower corticosteroid requirements and a higher remission rate.