[AIDS and myasthenia: an uncommon association].
A 18 year-old soldier, heroin-addict, presented with the association of myasthenia gravis and HIV infection with a specific subacute encephalopathy. To our knowledge, it is the second reported case. This association may result from an immune dysregulation due to nonspecific thymic modifications, which has been reported in AIDS.
Martini
L
L
Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier des Armées Sédillot, Nancy.
Vion
P
P
Le Gangneux
E
E
Grandpierre
G
G
Becquet
D
D
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D000328:Adult; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology
SIDA et myasthénie: une association exceptionnelle.