title: Association of myasthenia gravis and Behçet's disease: A case report.
abstract: Myasthenia gravis is a disease of neuromuscular junction due to auto-immune destruction of the acetylcholine receptors. Behçet's disease, on the other hand, is a multisystemic vascular-inflammatory disease. Both conditions are not common in the general population although their association has not been reported in the literature. We wanted to present our patient who developed clinical course of myasthenia gravis following discontinuation of medications due to complications of corticosteroid for Behçet's disease. It was observed that clinical findings of myasthenia gravis recovered following restarting steroid treatment and he did not experience attacks of both conditions. Although Myasthenia gravis and Behçet's disease are distinct entities clinically as well as in terms of pathogenesis, they share common physiopathological features and their treatment is based on their common features.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey. Electronic address: aysinkisabay@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Aysin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kisabay
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey. Electronic address: dr.serpilsari@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ummu Serpil
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Sari
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey. Electronic address: dr.recepboyaci@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boyaci
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey. Electronic address: drmelikeyaman@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Melike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Batum
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey. Electronic address: yilmazhikmet@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Hikmet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey. Electronic address: dmselcuki@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Selcuki
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D001379:Azathioprine
keywords: Acetylcholine receptor antibody; Autoimmune; Behçet's disease; Corticosteroid; Myasthenia gravis