Myasthenia gravis and psoriasis vulgaris.
Myasthenia gravis is a rare autoimmune disorder in which antibodies form against acetylcholine nicotinic postsynaptic receptors at the myoneural junction. Psoriasis vulgaris is a chronic, recurring, and an inflammatory skin disease. Myasthenia gravis and psoriasis are both autoimmune diseases and correlated with specific human histocompatibility antigens. In this report, a 53-year-old woman who has myasthenia gravis accompanied with psoriasis vulgaris is presented. To conclude, this association is extremely rare and the pathogenetic etiology was thought to depend on a generalized immunological disturbance.
Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey. E-mail: koc.filiz@gmail.com.
Filiz
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Koc
Deniz
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Yerdelen