Journals / Eastern Journal of Medicine / 2014 / Cilt: 19 Sayı: 3

Overlap of Myasthenia Gravis and Graves’ disease

Pages
158–159
Publication Date
2015-01-06
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In conclusion, our case is a good example that the clinical features of autoimmune diseases can overlap and the presence of one auto-immune disease in a patient should require detailed investigations for other autoimmune diseases.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Both myasthenia gravis and graves’ disease are auto-immune diseases.
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Key Findings & Data:In this report, we present a case of 17-year-old female patient having myasthenia gravis with concomitant graves’ disease and is treated successfully with both pyridostigmine and propylthiouracil options.
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Conclusion & Impact:In conclusion, our case is a good example that the clinical features of autoimmune diseases can overlap and the presence of one auto-immune disease in a patient should require detailed investigations for other autoimmune diseases.
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⚙️Variables:Myasthenia gravis · thyroid disease · graves’ disease

Abstract

Both myasthenia gravis and graves’ disease are auto-immune diseases. Patients with myasthenia gravis may have evidence of coexisting auto-immune thyroid diseases like graves’ disease. The coexistence of two diseases is rarely observed but easily recognized if the association comes to mind. In this report, we present a case of 17-year-old female patient having myasthenia gravis with concomitant graves’ disease and is treated successfully with both pyridostigmine and propylthiouracil options. In conclusion, our case is a good example that the clinical features of autoimmune diseases can overlap and the presence of one auto-immune disease in a patient should require detailed investigations for other autoimmune diseases.

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MİLANLIOGLU, A., ÇİLİNGİR, V., HAMAMCI, M., TOMBUL, T. (2015). Overlap of Myasthenia Gravis and Graves’ disease. Eastern Journal of Medicine, Cilt: 19 Sayı: 3, 158–159. https://ajindex.com/articles/984854

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