論文

2020年9月

A case of triple seronegative myasthenia gravis with Graves' disease ameliorated after the removal of enlarged thymus with elevated uptake in fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography

NEUROLOGY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE
  • Namiko Matsumoto
  • ,
  • Yoshio Omote
  • ,
  • Yumiko Nakano
  • ,
  • Mami Takemoto
  • ,
  • Nozomi Hishikawa
  • ,
  • Kota Sato
  • ,
  • Yasuyuki Ohta
  • ,
  • Toru Yamashita
  • ,
  • Tomohiro Toji
  • ,
  • Koji Abe

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開始ページ
313
終了ページ
316
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1111/ncn3.12414
出版者・発行元
WILEY

We report on a 35-year-old woman who complained of myasthenia in ocular, bulbar, and limb muscles, but who was negative for antibodies against acetylcholine receptor, muscle-specific kinase, or low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 4, accompanied by the suppression of thyroid-stimulating hormone with elevated free T3 and free T4. Administration of edrophonium significantly ameliorated blepharoptosis, and electromyography revealed 13.9% waning after 3 Hz repetitive stimulation in the left accessory nerve. Thus, she was suspected of having triple seronegative myasthenia gravis or thyrotoxic myasthenia. She was remitted after the resection of her enlarged thymus with an elevated uptake in fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography, suggesting an unknown autoimmune target that escaped detection by current autoantibody screens. Consequently, thymectomy may still be effective in patients with seronegative MG plus hyperthyroidism.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/ncn3.12414
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000539826500001&DestApp=WOS_CPL
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1111/ncn3.12414
  • ISSN : 2049-4173
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000539826500001

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