Myasthenia gravis accompanied by premature ovarian failure and aggravation by estrogen

Internal Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 611-613

  Li, Yi ^a   Xiao, Bo ^a   Xiao, Lan ^a   Zhang, Ning ^a   Yang, Huan ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anti AChR antibody; Anti ovarian antibody; Estrogen; Myasthenia gravis; Premature ovarian failure

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE; PROGESTERONE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CYANOSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PTOSIS; TRACHEOTOMY;

ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; OVARIAN FAILURE, PREMATURE; OVARY; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950679706     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.49.2737     Document Type: Article

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