Glomerulonephritis associated with myasthenia gravis

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 350-355

  Valli, Giorgio ^b   Fogazzi, Giovanni Battista ^a   Cappellari, Alberto ^b   Rivolta, Emilio ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Glomerulonephritis; Myasthenia gravis; Thymectomy; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE COMPLEX NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA;

EID: 0031951209     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.1998.v31.pm9469510     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Simpson JA: Myasthenia gravis as an autoimmune disease: Clinical aspects. Ann N Y Acad Sci 135:506-516, 1966
2. Engel AG: Acquired autoimmune myasthenia gravis, in Engel AG, Franzini-Amstrong C (eds): Myology Basic and Clinical (ed 2). New York, NY, McGraw-Hill, 1994, p 1774
3. Scadding GK, Sweny P, Wilson SG, Havard CVK, Newson-Davis J: Glomerulonephritis, thymoma and myasthenia gravis. Q J Med 52:187-193, 1983
4. Miyazaki M, Kimura N, Imai K, Eguchi K, Yagame M, Miura M, Endoh M, Tomino Y, Nomoto Y, Sakai H: Association of IgA nephropathy and myasthenia gravis. Nephron 52:402-404, 1989
5. Chan PC, Lau CC, Cheng IK, Chan KW, Jones BM, Chan MK: Minimal change glomerulopathy in two patients after thymectomy. Singapore Med J 31:46-47, 1990
6. Innes A, Coton RE, Burden RP: Association of IgA nephropathy and myasthenia gravis. Nephron 54:354, 1990
7. Haslam PJ, Proctor SJ, Goodship THJ, Zouvani J: Immunecomplex glomerulonephritis, myasthenia gravis and compensated hypothyroidism in a patient following allogenic bone marrow transplantation. Nephrol Dial Transplant 8:1390-1392, 1993
8. Oosterhuis HJGH: Myasthenia Gravis. New York, NY, Churchill Livingstone, 1984, pp 115-122
9. Osserman KE: Myasthenia Gravis. New York, NY, Grune & Stratton, 1958, p 248
10. Turner JWA: Myasthenia gravis. Proc R Soc Med 67:763-769, 1974
11. Pirskanen R: Genetic aspects in myasthenia gravis: A family study of 264 Finnish patients. Acta Neurol Scand 56:365-388, 1977
12. Snead OC, Benton JW, Dwyer D, Morley BJ, Kemp GE, Bradley RJ, Shin J: Juvenile myasthenia gravis. Neurology 30:732-739, 1980
13. Schena FP, and the Italian Group of Immunopathology: Survey of the Italian Registry of Renal Biopsies: Frequency of the renal diseases for 7 consecutive years. Nephrol Dial Transplant 12:418-426, 1997
14. Pinelli P, Poloni M: Malattie immunomediate in neurologia: Principi di diagnostica e terapia. Milano, Ambrosiana (seconda edizione), 1993, p 597
15. Engel AG, Lambert EH, Howard FM: Immune complexes (IgG and C3) at the motor end-plate in myasthenia gravis: Ultrastructural and light microscopic localization and electrophysiologic correlations. Mayo Clinic Proc 52: 267-280, 1977
16. Sahashi K, Engel AG, Lambert EH, Howard FM Jr: Ultrastructural localization of the terminal and lytic complement component (C9) at the motor end-plate in myasthenia gravis. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 39:160-172, 1980
17. Fazekas A, Komoly S, Bozsik B, Szobor A: Myasthenia gravis: Demonstration of membrane attack complex in muscle end-plate. Clin Neuropathol 5:78-80, 1986
18. Souadjian JV, Enriquez P, Silverstein MN, Pépin JM: The spectrum of diseases associated with thymoma: Coincidence or syndrome? Arch Intern Med 134:374-379, 1974
19. Varsano S, Bruderman I, Bernheim JL, Rathaus M, Griffel B: Minimal change nephropathy and malignant thymoma. Chest 77:695-697, 1980
20. Ogawa M, Ueda S, Ohio M, Kono N, Itami J, Kondo Y, Yamamoto S: Minimal-change nephrotic syndrome developed after non surgical treatment of a thymoma. Clin Nephrol 38:171-172, 1992
21. McDonald P, Kalra PA, Coward RA: Thymoma and minimal change glomerulonephritis. Nephrol Dial Transplant 7:357-359, 1992
22. Posner MR, Prout MN, Berk S: Thymoma and the nephrotic syndrome: A report of a case. Cancer 45:387-391, 1980
23. Valli G, Jann S, Premoselli S, Scarlato G: Myasthenia gravis treatment: Twelve years experience on 110 patients. Ital J Neurol Sci 8:93-101, 1987
24. Wijermans P, Oosterhuis HJGH, Astaldi GCB, Schellekens PTHA, Astaldi A: Influence of adult thymectomy on immunocompetence in patients with myasthenia gravis. J Immunol 124:1977-1982, 1980
25. Weinberg K, Parkman R: Age, thymus, and T lymphocytes. N Engl J Med 332:182-183, 1995
26. Mevorach D, Perrot S, Buchanan NMM, Khamashta M, Laoussadi S, Hughes GRV, Meokes CJ: Appearance of systemic lupus erythematosus after thymectomy: Four case reports and review of the literature. Lupus 4:33-37, 1995
27. Shoenfeld Y, Lorber M, Yucel T, Yazici H: Primary antiphospholipid syndrome emerging following thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: Additional evidence for the kaleidoscope of autoimmunity. Lupus 6:474-476, 1997