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Editor, Senior Moderator
Clin Neurol Neurosurg
. 2021 Jul 23;208:106834.
doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106834. Online ahead of print.
Myasthenia gravis associated with novel coronavirus 2019 infection: A report of three cases
Narges Karimi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ali Asghar Okhovat[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Bentolhoda Ziaadini[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Bahram Haghi Ashtiani[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Shahriar Nafissi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Farzad Fatehi[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Several neurological presentations have been reported following coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) infection. This case report describes three myasthenia gravis (MG) patients presented following COVID-19 infection. We report three adult patients with myasthenic Gravis and COVID-19 infection. The patients are between 38 and 61 years old. Case 1 is a 61-year-old woman with progressive dysphagia, nasal speech, ocular ptosis, diplopia, and proximal muscle weakness for 10 days. She had a COVID-19 infection 6 weeks ago. Case 2 is a 57-year-old man with clinical symptoms of muscular fatigability, diplopia, ptosis, and dysphagia for a week and a positive COVID-19 infection 10 days ago. Case 3 is a 38-year-old woman with fatigability, ptosis, dysphagia, and a diagnosis of COVID-19 infection 4 weeks ago. All patients had a positive RT-PCR for COVID-19 infection by nasopharyngeal swab test and a high-level acetylcholine receptor antibody in the serum. All patients were treated with pyridostigmine and prednisolone with a favorable outcome. MG may appear following COVID-19 infection, and the role of molecular mimicry and latent MG activation should be considered the cause of the disease onset.
Keywords: COVID-19; Case report; Coronavirus 2019; Myasthenia gravis; Post-infection.
. 2021 Jul 23;208:106834.
doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106834. Online ahead of print.
Myasthenia gravis associated with novel coronavirus 2019 infection: A report of three cases
Narges Karimi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ali Asghar Okhovat[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Bentolhoda Ziaadini[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Bahram Haghi Ashtiani[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Shahriar Nafissi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Farzad Fatehi[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34329810
- PMCID: PMC8299214
- DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106834
Abstract
Several neurological presentations have been reported following coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) infection. This case report describes three myasthenia gravis (MG) patients presented following COVID-19 infection. We report three adult patients with myasthenic Gravis and COVID-19 infection. The patients are between 38 and 61 years old. Case 1 is a 61-year-old woman with progressive dysphagia, nasal speech, ocular ptosis, diplopia, and proximal muscle weakness for 10 days. She had a COVID-19 infection 6 weeks ago. Case 2 is a 57-year-old man with clinical symptoms of muscular fatigability, diplopia, ptosis, and dysphagia for a week and a positive COVID-19 infection 10 days ago. Case 3 is a 38-year-old woman with fatigability, ptosis, dysphagia, and a diagnosis of COVID-19 infection 4 weeks ago. All patients had a positive RT-PCR for COVID-19 infection by nasopharyngeal swab test and a high-level acetylcholine receptor antibody in the serum. All patients were treated with pyridostigmine and prednisolone with a favorable outcome. MG may appear following COVID-19 infection, and the role of molecular mimicry and latent MG activation should be considered the cause of the disease onset.
Keywords: COVID-19; Case report; Coronavirus 2019; Myasthenia gravis; Post-infection.