Myasthenia gravis with cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa.
Clin Exp Dermatol
; 31(2): 215-7, 2006 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16487094
ABSTRACT
Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa presents with typical cutaneous lesions of polyarteritis nodosa without visceral involvement at the time of diagnosis. We report a 32-year-old woman with a 12-year history of myasthenia gravis under immunosuppressive treatment, who presented with tender, erythematous nodules 20 mm in diameter on her shins. A diagnosis of cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa was made, based on the clinical and histopathological findings. Myasthenia gravis, an antibody-mediated disease, is occasionally accompanied by other autoimmune diseases, but we found no previous report in the literature associating it with polyarteritis nodosa.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Polyarteritis Nodosa
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Myasthenia Gravis
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Exp Dermatol
Year:
2006
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Líbano