Journal Article (Review Article)

DZNE-2024-00852

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Safe use of contrast media in myasthenia gravis: systematic review and updated European Society of Urogenital Radiology Contrast Media Safety Committee guidelines.

Geenen, R. W. F. ; Roditi, G. ; Bellin, M.-F. ; Bertolotto, M. ; Brismar, T. ; Correas, J.-M. ; Dekkers, I. A. ; Heinz-Peer, G. ; Mahnken, A. H. ; van der Molen, A. J. ; Quattrocchi, C. C. ; Radbruch, A.DZNE* ; Reimer, P. ; Sebastià, M. ; Stacul, F. ; Romanini, L. ; Clément, O. ; Committee, C. M. S. (Collaboration Author)

2024
Springer Heidelberg

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Abstract: It is uncertain whether modern iodine-based or gadolinium-based contrast media (CM) administration can lead to increased symptoms in patients with myasthenia gravis.A systematic search in Medline was conducted for studies describing the symptomatology of myasthenia gravis patients before and after receiving intravenous (IV) CM and having a matched control group of myasthenia gravis patients who did not receive IV CM.Three retrospective studies were selected with a total of 374 myasthenia gravis patients who received iodine-based CM and a total of 313 myasthenia gravis patients who underwent unenhanced CT and served as controls. Pooling of the data from the three retrospective studies showed that in 23 of 374 patients, increased symptoms after iodine-based CM administration were described (6.1%). Increased symptomatology also occurred in 11 of 313 patients after unenhanced CT (3.5%). When looking more deeply into the data of the three studies, conflicting results were found, as two articles did not find any relationship between CM and myasthenia gravis symptoms. The remaining study only found a significant increase in symptomatology within 1 day after CT scanning: seven patients (6.3%) in the contrast-enhanced CT group and one patient (0.6%) in the unenhanced CT group (p = 0.01).There is limited evidence on the relationship between CM and myasthenia gravis symptoms. In the vast majority of myasthenia gravis patients, CM are safe. Probably, in less than 5% of the patients, iodine-based CM administration may lead to increased severity of the symptoms within the first 24 h after administration.Be aware that intravenous administration of iodine-based contrast media can lead to an increase of symptoms in patients with myasthenia gravis within the first 24 h. This can probably happen in less than 5% of the patients.• It is unclear whether modern contrast media can lead to increased symptoms in myasthenia gravis patients after intravenous administration. • There seems to be a small risk of increased myasthenia gravis symptoms within 24 h after intravenous administration of iodine-based contrast media, probably in less than 5% of the administrations. • Gadolinium-based contrast media are safe for patients with myasthenia gravis.

Keyword(s): Myasthenia Gravis: diagnostic imaging (MeSH) ; Humans (MeSH) ; Contrast Media: adverse effects (MeSH) ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed: methods (MeSH) ; Gadolinium: adverse effects (MeSH) ; Gadolinium: administration & dosage (MeSH) ; Practice Guidelines as Topic (MeSH) ; Europe (MeSH) ; Iodine: adverse effects (MeSH) ; Iodine: administration & dosage (MeSH) ; Contrast media ; Multidetector computed tomography ; Myasthenia gravis ; Contrast Media ; Gadolinium ; Iodine

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Clinical Neuroimaging (AG Radbruch)

Research Program(s):

1. 353 - Clinical and Health Care Research (POF4-353) (POF4-353)

Appears in the scientific report 2024

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