[Immunological and therapeutic aspects of myasthenia gravis (author's transl)].
In the treatment of Myasthenia Gravis (M.G.) new therapeutic techniques have been gradually added to the usual anticholinesterase drugs. Steroids, immunosuppressive drugs, plasma exchange have been employed whereas thymectomy is still the most useful surgical treatment. On the basis of both personal experience and data from the literature the AA. reviewed the therapeutic techniques. Thymectomy is practically indicated for all patients particularly young ones. However there are some reserves in the presence of thymomas as sometimes deterioration may occur. Steroids are mostly employed in cases resistant to other therapies. Immunosuppressive drugs are usually associated with plasma-exchange. The latter has been recently preferred because of the absence of side effects; however its real therapeutic value has not yet been fully assessed.
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D013934:Thymectomy
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Aspetti immunopatologici e terapeutici della miastenia gravis.