Myasthenia gravis and psoriasis vulgaris
Neurosciences. 2009; 14 (2): 175-177
in English
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ABSTRACT
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 has myasthenia gravis accompanied with psoriasis vulgaris is presented. To conclude, this association is extremely rare and the pathogenetic etiology was thought to depend on a generalized immunological disturbance
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Psoriasis
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Skin
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Autoantibodies
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Autoimmune Diseases
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Thymectomy
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Receptors, Cholinergic
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Histocompatibility Antigens
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Myasthenia Gravis
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Neurosciences
Year:
2009
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