MYASTHENIA-GRAVIS DURING INTERFERON-ALFA THERAPY

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BATOCCHI, AP [1 ]
EVOLI, A [1 ]
SERVIDEI, S [1 ]
PALMISANI, MT [1 ]
APOLLO, F [1 ]
TONALI, P [1 ]
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[1] CCS HOSP, IRCCS, SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO, ITALY
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10.1212/WNL.45.2.382
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Patients treated with interferon alfa can develop autoantibodies and autoimmune diseases. We describe two patients who developed myasthenia gravis with abnormal levels of serum anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies during interferon alfa-2b treatment for malignancies. One of these patients had myopathic findings on EMG and focal deficiency of cytochrome c oxidase on muscle biopsy.
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