Yousfi, Jaouad and Bensalek, Fatimazahra and Zahlane, Mouna and Benjilali, Laila and Essaadouni, Lamiaa (2021) Myasthenia Gravis Revealing Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 8 (3). pp. 1-4. ISSN ISSN: 2284-2594
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Abstract
Introduction: Myasthenia gravis is a rare autoimmune disease caused by autoantibodies directed against the synapses of the neuromuscular junction. Patient and methods: We report the case of a young patient with myasthenia gravis associated with Hodgkin's lymphoma. Results: A 22-year-old patient presented with a 2-month history of severe weakness associated with muscle fatigability and intermittent ptosis without dysphonia or respiratory signs. Clinical examination revealed generalized myasthenia. The EMG did not show post-synaptic block, and anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies were elevated at 3 nmol/l (normal ≤0.3 nmol/l). CT of the thorax showed an anterior medial mass. Immunohistochemistry of the mass revealed mixed cellularity Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Conclusion: The association of lymphomas with myasthenia gravis has been rarely reported.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Myasthenia gravis, paraneoplastic, Hodgkin's lymphoma |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Dec 2021 14:52 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Dec 2021 14:52 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/21208 |
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