Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mus.27693DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

diagnosing myasthenia
4
myasthenia gravis
4
gravis older
4
older patients
4
patients comments
4
comments observations
4
diagnosing
1
gravis
1
older
1
patients
1

Similar Publications

SARS-CoV-2 infection could trigger autoimmune disease. We report a case of concomitant exacerbation of Graves orbitopathy (GO) and myasthenia gravis (MG) after SARS-CoV-2 infection. A 43-year-old woman had diplopia, proptosis, and swollen eyelids.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Introduction: Efgartigimod has been approved for the treatment of acetylcholine receptor antibodies-positive generalized myasthenia gravis (AChR-Ab+gMG), but its efficacy in patients with ocular myasthenia gravis (OMG) is not known.

Case Presentation: We describe 2 cases of patients with AChR-Ab+ OMG who showed unfavorable responses to corticosteroids and tacrolimus. Within 2 weeks of initiating efgartigimod, both patients showed rapid improvement and minimal symptom expression was achieved in weeks 3 to 4, which was maintained up to week 12.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Objective: This study aims to delineate the clinical features underlying the concurrent disease of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and myasthenia gravis (MG), and to identify efficacious therapeutic strategies.

Background: NMOSD and MG are uncommon autoimmune diseases that infrequently co-exist. Despite previous reports, a consensus on treating NMOSD concurrent with MG is lacking.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: Systemic inflammatory diseases (SIDs) have been reported in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), but clinical data in children are scarce.

Objectives: To identify clinical and laboratory features at diagnosis of SID in children with SCD and to describe their evolution.

Methods: Data from children with SCD and SIDs were retrospectively collected in a French multicenter study from 1991 to 2018.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!