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1790645

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-4-2
pubmed:abstractText
The case of a 38-year-old white female, with a long history of myasthenia gravis, who developed sarcoidosis is presented. The diagnosis of myasthenia gravis had been established on the basis of typical clinical symptoms with severe myastenic crises necessitating respiratory support, characteristic electromyographic findings, positive anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies and response to appropriate medications. After 9 years of disease and while in apparent remission, she presented with ankle arthritis and bilateral hilar adenopathy. A transbronchial lung biopsy showed noncaseating granuloma, typical of sarcoidosis. To our knowledge, the combination of myasthenia gravis and sarcoidosis is extremely rare and emphasizes the intriguing tendency of some immunologic disorders to appear together in certain individuals.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0770-3198
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
323-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Sarcoidosis in a patient with myasthenia gravis. Case report and review of the literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Patras University, School of Medicine, Greece.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports