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Coexistence of Pernicious Anemia and Myasthenia Gravis—A Rare Combination of Autoimmune Diseases in Taiwan
- Source :
- Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, Vol 105, Iss 11, Pp 946-949 (2006)
- Publication Year :
- 2006
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2006.
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Abstract
- About 5-10% of patients with myasthenia gravis concomitantly have other autoimmune diseases. However, the coexistence of myasthenia gravis and pernicious anemia is rare. Here, we report a 73-year-old Taiwanese woman who developed myasthenia gravis 5 months after the onset of pernicious anemia. Her myasthenic and pernicious anemia symptoms markedly improved after pyridostigmine, prednisolone and hydroxo-cobalamine treatment. It is important to recognize concurrence of myasthenia gravis and pernicious anemia in the same patient because the therapeutic results for both diseases are rewarding.
- Subjects :
- myasthenia gravis
pernicious anemia
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09296646
- Volume :
- 105
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.19e11794bad0443995a39c581353460b
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60181-9