Pemphigus vulgaris, myasthenia gravis and membranous colitis.

Pemphigus vulgaris, myasthenia gravis

Myasthenia gravis and psoriasis vulgaris.

Myasthenia gravis is a rare autoimmune disorder in which antibodies form against acetylcholine nicotinic postsynaptic receptors at the myoneural junction. Psoriasis vulgaris is a chronic, recurring, and an inflammatory skin disease. Myasthenia gravis and psoriasis are both autoimmune diseases and correlated with specific human histocompatibility antigens. In this report, a 53-year-old woman who...

Coexistence of myasthenia gravis and pemphigus foliaceus.

Myasthenia gravis and pemphigus are both considered to have an autoimmune basis. Although immunological and clinical studies have been performed on large numbers of patients with myasthenia gravis, the coexistence of myasthenia gravis and pemphigus foliaceus has rarely been described. We recently have the opportunity to study a 33-year-old female patient having both of these autoimmune diseases...

Association of myasthenia gravis with pemphigus vulgaris, Candida albicans infection, polymyositis and myocarditis.

A 52-year-old man developed diplopia, followed in 3 weeks by ptosis, more pronounced on the right, slight difficulty in talking, chewing, and swallowing, with nasal regurgitation, and mild weakness of the muscles of the neck and limbs. Family and past history were not contributory. There was bilateral ptosis, and the maximum width of the palpebral fissure on upward gaze was 8 mm on the right an...

Rare association of myasthenia gravis and ulcerative colitis.

U colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease, is generally known to be limited to the gastrointestinal system, however, extraintestinal findings, like nervous system involvement, may be seen. Neurological findings like stroke, autoimmune neuropathies, cerebral demyelination, myelopathy, myopathy, and myasthenia gravis (MG) may be present in patients with ulcerative colitis. Although they seem to be...