Case of generalised myasthenia gravis with membranous nephropathy.
Ceylon Med J
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2008 Mar; 53(1): 25-6
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in English
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ABSTRACT
We report a 40-year old woman with bilateral partial ptosis, complete external ophthalmoplegia, and weakness and fatiguability of upper limbs. She was on treatment for hypertension for 5 months at the time of admission. She was found to have generalised myasthenia gravis and membranous nephropathy with end-stage renal disease. Her symptoms and signs improved within 2 months on treatment with neostigmine and prednisolone. It is postulated that either thymic hyperplasia or the subclinical stage of a thymoma may be the underlying aetiological factor in this patient.
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Main subject:
Thymoma
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Thymus Hyperplasia
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Thymus Neoplasms
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Blepharoptosis
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Female
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Humans
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Prednisolone
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Glomerulonephritis, Membranous
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Ophthalmoplegia
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Treatment Outcome
Language:
English
Journal:
Ceylon Med J
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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