title: Systemic lupus erythematosus, myasthenia gravis, and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
abstract: Clinical, electrophysiological, and laboratory data are reported on a 21-year-old black woman with systemic lupus erythematosus, myasthenia gravis, and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. The first two diseases are related by similar pathogenetic mechanisms. To our knowledge, this is the first patient reported with this unusual combination of rare diseases.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications*