Intravenous immunoglobulins may prevent prednisone-exacerbation in myasthenia gravis

Statin-associated exacerbation of myasthenia gravis.

Benefit from alternate-day prednisone in myasthenia gravis.

Seronegative myasthenia gravis and human immunodeficiency virus infection: response to intravenous gamma globulin and prednisone.

BACKGROUND There are only rare reports of myasthenia gravis complicating human immunodeficiency virus infection. The role of immunomodulatory therapy is unknown. METHODS Case report and literature review. RESULTS The diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus infection followed that of myasthenia gravis in a 35-year-old man. Clinical and electrophysiological features were diagnostic of gener...

Immunomodulatory Treatments for Myasthenia Gravis: Plasma Exchange, Intravenous Immunoglobulins and Semiselective Immunoadsorption

Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder characterized clinically by fluctuating muscle weakness and fatigability on exertion. The disease is caused by specific autoantibodies against proteins of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) (Conti-Fine et al, 2002; Sanders & Meriggioli, 2009). Two different autoantibodies are routinely detectable, i.e. antibodies against the acetylcholine receptor ...

Thymectomy in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis

A case of myasthenia gravis in a 15 years old girl is pre·sented. The disease was present for 5 years before thymectomy was performed. Indications for thymectomy, preoperative pre­paration, anesthetic and surgical management is -discussed.