Infantile anti-MuSK positive myasthenia gravis in a patient with autoimmune polyendocrinopathy type 3

被引:3
作者
Duman, Ozgur [1 ]
Koken, Resit [1 ]
Baran, R. Taner [2 ]
Haspolat, Senay [1 ]
Topaloglu, Haluk [3 ]
机构
[1] Akdeniz Univ Hosp, Dept Pediat Neurol, Antalya, Turkey
[2] Akdeniz Univ Hosp, Dept Pediat Endocrinol, Antalya, Turkey
[3] Hacettepe Univ, Childrens Hosp, Dept Pediat Neurol, Ankara, Turkey
关键词
Myasthenia gravis; Infant; MuSK; Autoimmune; Polyglandular syndromes;
D O I
10.1016/j.ejpn.2014.02.006
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder caused by autoantibodies and related to the muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR) or muscle-specific tyrosine kinase (MuSK). Myasthenia gravis with anti-MuSK antibodies rarely occurs in children. The present article reports a childhood onset case of auto-immune MG with anti-MuSK antibodies, part of autoimmune polyglandular syndrome. (C) 2014 European Paediatric Neurology Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:526 / 528
页数:3
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