title: Infantile anti-MuSK positive myasthenia gravis in a patient with autoimmune polyendocrinopathy type 3.
abstract: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder caused by autoantibodies and related to the muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR) or muscle-specific tyrosine kinase (MuSK). Myasthenia gravis with anti-MuSK antibodies rarely occurs in children. The present article reports a childhood onset case of auto-immune MG with anti-MuSK antibodies, part of autoimmune polyglandular syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey. Electronic address: oduman@akdeniz.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Duman
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Resit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koken
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: R Taner
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Baran
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Senay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haspolat
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Hacettepe University Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Haluk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Topaloglu
mesh_terms: D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications*; D016884:Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications*; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
keywords: Autoimmune; Infant; MuSK; Myasthenia gravis; Polyglandular syndromes