MYASTHENIA-GRAVIS AND SCLERODERMA

Authors
BHALLA R SWEDLER WI LAZAREVIC MB AJMANI HS SKOSEY JL
Citation
R. Bhalla et al., MYASTHENIA-GRAVIS AND SCLERODERMA, Journal of rheumatology, 20(8), 1993, pp. 1409-1410
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology
Journal title
Journal of rheumatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0315162X
Volume
20
Issue
8
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1409 - 1410
Database
ISI
SICI code
0315-162X(1993)20:8<1409:MAS>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease that is associated with ant ibodies to acetylcholine receptors. It is associated with other autoim mune diseases such as thyroiditis (10%), systemic lupus erythematosus (2-8%), rheumatoid arthritis (4-7%), Sjogren's syndrome and polymyosit is. It is not commonly found with scleroderma. We describe a case of s cleroderma developing in a patient 6 years after the onset of myasthen ia gravis. HLA-B8/DR3 may play a role in the association of the 2 cond itions.