The co-existence of myasthenia gravis in patients with myositis: A case series

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 792-796

  Paik, Julie J ^a   Corse, Andrea M ^a   Mammen, Andrew L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatomyositis; Myasthenia gravis; Myositis; Polymyositis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISONE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BULBAR PARALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROLOGY; WEAKNESS; CASE REPORT; COMPLICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; POLYMYOSITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902544058     PISSN: 00490172     EISSN: 1532866X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2013.12.005     Document Type: Article

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