Interstitial pneumonitis in myasthenia gravis.
Both myasthenia gravis and interstitial pneumonitis are associated with various autoimmune phenomena and can coexist with other immune disorders, but the two have not been described together. We present a woman with such a concurrence whose clinical picture improved following plasmapheresis and thymectomy.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000209:etiology*