title: Autoimmune myasthenia gravis in two brothers.
abstract: Two brothers with immune-mediated myasthenia gravis are presented for the rarity. The clinical presentation was dissimilar. Both had acetylcholine receptor antibody positivity and one had thymoma. Both responded to immunomodulation and thymectomy. Relevant literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Khadilkar
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics*; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic / Q000276:immunology; D035781:Siblings; D013934:Thymectomy; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic