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Vasiliki Zouvelou1, Paraskevi Zisimopoulou2, Erasmia Psimenou3, Eirini Matsigkou2, Eleftherios Stamboulis4, Socrates J Tzartos5.
Abstract
We report an early onset AChR-myasthenia gravis (MG) with biphasic clinical course. The clinical "switch" from AChR-MG to MuSK-MG emerged 16 years after the onset and 11 years after thymectomy. MuSK antibodies were detected only by cell-based assay and only upon clinical "switch", while AChR antibodies remained positive and at high titers during the whole disease course. Although the occurrence of AChR antibodies and MuSK antibodies in the same individual is rare, the re-assessment of the antibody status, using all available assays, is advisable when there is clinical indication.Entities:
Keywords: Acetylcholine receptor; Biphasic course; Cell-based assay; Double seropositive; Muscle-specific kinase; Myasthenia gravis
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24388224 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2013.12.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neuroimmunol ISSN: 0165-5728 Impact factor: 3.478