Coexistence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Myasthenia Gravis: An Unusual Case of Polyautoimmunity

Carolina García-Alfonso; Santiago Bernal-Macías; Yulieth García-Pardo; Sonia Patricia Millán; María Claudia Díaz

doi:10.1016/j.reuma.2018.08.013

Coexistence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Myasthenia Gravis: An Unusual Case of Polyautoimmunity

Carolina García-Alfonso, Santiago Bernal-Macías, Yulieth García-Pardo, Sonia Patricia Millán, María Claudia Díaz

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2 Scopus citations

Abstract

The relevance of polyautoimmunity, defined as the presence of 2 or more autoimmune diseases in the same individual, is one of the issues not yet elucidated in medical practice. The coexistence of myasthenia gravis (MG) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a clinical challenge due to the possible differential diagnoses of muscle involvement in patients with SLE. We present the case of a patient who came to the emergency room of Hospital Universitario San Ignacio in Bogotá, Colombia, with a previous diagnosis of SLE, who developed acute weakness in the context of a systemic infection, with a clinical and electrophysiological diagnosis of MG.

Translated title of the contribution	Coexistencia de lupus eritematoso sistémico y miastenia gravis. Una expresión infrecuente de poliautoinmunidad
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	502-505
Number of pages	4
Journal	Reumatologia Clinica
Volume	16
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reuma.2018.08.013
State	Published - 01 Nov 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Myasthenia gravis
Polyautoimmunity
Systemic lupus erythematosus

Access to Document

10.1016/j.reuma.2018.08.013

Cite this

@article{27049a7d6c394733b402bd067d7add9a,

title = "Coexistence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Myasthenia Gravis: An Unusual Case of Polyautoimmunity",

abstract = "The relevance of polyautoimmunity, defined as the presence of 2 or more autoimmune diseases in the same individual, is one of the issues not yet elucidated in medical practice. The coexistence of myasthenia gravis (MG) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a clinical challenge due to the possible differential diagnoses of muscle involvement in patients with SLE. We present the case of a patient who came to the emergency room of Hospital Universitario San Ignacio in Bogot{\'a}, Colombia, with a previous diagnosis of SLE, who developed acute weakness in the context of a systemic infection, with a clinical and electrophysiological diagnosis of MG.",

keywords = "Myasthenia gravis, Polyautoimmunity, Systemic lupus erythematosus",

author = "Carolina Garc{\'i}a-Alfonso and Santiago Bernal-Mac{\'i}as and Yulieth Garc{\'i}a-Pardo and Mill{\'a}n, {Sonia Patricia} and D{\'i}az, {Mar{\'i}a Claudia}",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 Elsevier Espa{\~n}a, S.L.U. and Sociedad Espa{\~n}ola de Reumatolog{\'i}a y Colegio Mexicano de Reumatolog{\'i}a",

year = "2020",

month = nov,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1016/j.reuma.2018.08.013",

language = "English",

volume = "16",

pages = "502--505",

journal = "Reumatologia Clinica",

issn = "1699-258X",

publisher = "Ediciones Doyma, S.L.",

number = "6",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Coexistence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Myasthenia Gravis

T2 - An Unusual Case of Polyautoimmunity

AU - García-Alfonso, Carolina

AU - Bernal-Macías, Santiago

AU - García-Pardo, Yulieth

AU - Millán, Sonia Patricia

AU - Díaz, María Claudia

PY - 2020/11/1

Y1 - 2020/11/1

N2 - The relevance of polyautoimmunity, defined as the presence of 2 or more autoimmune diseases in the same individual, is one of the issues not yet elucidated in medical practice. The coexistence of myasthenia gravis (MG) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a clinical challenge due to the possible differential diagnoses of muscle involvement in patients with SLE. We present the case of a patient who came to the emergency room of Hospital Universitario San Ignacio in Bogotá, Colombia, with a previous diagnosis of SLE, who developed acute weakness in the context of a systemic infection, with a clinical and electrophysiological diagnosis of MG.

AB - The relevance of polyautoimmunity, defined as the presence of 2 or more autoimmune diseases in the same individual, is one of the issues not yet elucidated in medical practice. The coexistence of myasthenia gravis (MG) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a clinical challenge due to the possible differential diagnoses of muscle involvement in patients with SLE. We present the case of a patient who came to the emergency room of Hospital Universitario San Ignacio in Bogotá, Colombia, with a previous diagnosis of SLE, who developed acute weakness in the context of a systemic infection, with a clinical and electrophysiological diagnosis of MG.

KW - Myasthenia gravis

KW - Polyautoimmunity

KW - Systemic lupus erythematosus

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85057563521&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.reuma.2018.08.013

DO - 10.1016/j.reuma.2018.08.013

M3 - Article

C2 - 30522945

AN - SCOPUS:85057563521

SN - 1699-258X

VL - 16

SP - 502

EP - 505

JO - Reumatologia Clinica

JF - Reumatologia Clinica

IS - 6

ER -

Coexistence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Myasthenia Gravis: An Unusual Case of Polyautoimmunity

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this