Euphoria in Multiple Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis, and Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
نویسنده
چکیده
[298]
منابع مشابه
Rituximab for the treatment of refractory pediatric autoimmune diseases: a case series
INTRODUCTION To report on efficacy, tolerability and safety of rituximab in children with refractory autoimmune diseases. CASE PRESENTATION Five patients (juvenile dermatomyositis, Wegener's granulomatosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, myasthenia gravis and multiple sclerosis with systemic lupus erythematosus) were treated with rituximab and followed for a median time of 2.5 years. Two patie...
متن کاملMultiple sclerosis associated with defects in neuromuscular transmission.
Three patients with multiple sclerosis characterized by exacerbations and remissions of nervous system signs and symptoms disseminated in time and space also had the kind of easy fatiguability seen in myasthenia gravis. In each case abnormal decrements to repetitive stimulation were electromyographically demonstrated and treatment with ephedrine or anticholinesterase drugs increased the patient...
متن کاملMixed connective tissue disease presenting myasthenia gravis.
We herein describe a 41-year-old female patient with an association of myasthenia gravis (MG) with anti-acetylcholine receptor (AcR) antibody, mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) and Sjögren's syndrome (SjS). We reviewed the reported association of MG and MCTD, systemic lupus erythematosus, progressive systemic sclerosis, polymyositis and dermatomyositis, and SjS. Since we could find only tw...
متن کاملAssociation between CD40 rs1883832 and immune-related diseases susceptibility: A meta-analysis
Background/objective It has been reported that CD40 rs1883832 might be associated with immune-related diseases susceptibility. Owing to mixed and inconclusive results, we conducted a meta-analysis of case-control studies to summarize and clarify this association. Methods/main results A systematic search of studies on the association between CD40 rs1883832 and immune-related diseases susceptib...
متن کاملAppearance of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis following Thymectomy: Two Case Reports
We report two cases of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in myasthenia gravis (MG) patients who had undergone thymectomy. SLE developed in the patients 3 months or 13 yr after thymectomy, and polyarthritis was the main clinical manifestation of SLE. Both patients fulfilled at least four of the revised criteria for the classification of SLE. In this report, we describe two postthymectomy lupus ...
متن کامل