CASE REPORT article
Front. Allergy
Sec. Therapies and Therapeutic Targets
Volume 6 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/falgy.2025.1661047
Case report: Sequential Use of Tezepelumab and Mepolizumab for Eosinophilic Otitis Media in EGPA: A Steroid-Sparing Strategy
Provisionally accepted- 1Department of Allergy and Rheumatoid disease,Osaka Habikino Medical Center, Habikino, Japan
- 2Kawamoto Clinic, Nara, Japan
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Even in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), not all manifestations of eosinophilic inflammation respond equally to anti–interleukin-5 (IL-5) therapy. We report a case of steroid-refractory eosinophilic otitis media (EOM) in a patient with EGPA, where systemic symptoms such as asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis initially responded to high-dose mepolizumab, but relapsed upon corticosteroid tapering. Introduction of tezepelumab led to marked improvement in EOM and upper and lower airway symptoms. To sustain remission, we employed a bi-monthly alternating regimen of tezepelumab and mepolizumab, achieving long-term control without dual biologic use or systemic corticosteroid escalation. This case highlights a personalized and steroid-sparing strategy for managing complex type 2 inflammation in EGPA.
Keywords: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, EGPA, Mepolizumab, Tezepelumab, Eosinophilic otitis media, Steroid-sparing, biologics, TSLP
Received: 07 Jul 2025; Accepted: 07 Oct 2025.
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* Correspondence: Osamu Matsuno, matsunoo@ra.opho.jp
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