Concomitant Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis and Polymyositis in a Child: A Case Report
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Texto Completo: | https://doi.org/10.25754/pjp.2021.20502 |
Resumo: | Acute muscle weakness is a major neurological emergency with a vast differential diagnosis. Even though inflammatory myopathies and myasthenia gravis are rare causes of acute muscle weakness, especially in children, there have been descriptions of coexistence of both diseases in adults, especially in association with thymoma. We report a case of a pediatric patient with concurrent MG and IM and comment on relevant features and difficulty in diagnosing both diseases. |
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Concomitant Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis and Polymyositis in a Child: A Case ReportCase reportsAcute muscle weakness is a major neurological emergency with a vast differential diagnosis. Even though inflammatory myopathies and myasthenia gravis are rare causes of acute muscle weakness, especially in children, there have been descriptions of coexistence of both diseases in adults, especially in association with thymoma. We report a case of a pediatric patient with concurrent MG and IM and comment on relevant features and difficulty in diagnosing both diseases.Sociedade Portuguesa de Pediatria2021-11-03info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttps://doi.org/10.25754/pjp.2021.20502eng2184-44532184-3333Castro, Ana Costa eVeríssimo, MartaMartins, AndreiaCabral, MartaLuís, Catarinainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-08-03T02:58:11Zoai:ojs.revistas.rcaap.pt:article/20502Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:25:35.710313Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Concomitant Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis and Polymyositis in a Child: A Case Report |
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Concomitant Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis and Polymyositis in a Child: A Case Report |
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Concomitant Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis and Polymyositis in a Child: A Case Report Castro, Ana Costa e Case reports |
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Concomitant Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis and Polymyositis in a Child: A Case Report |
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Concomitant Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis and Polymyositis in a Child: A Case Report |
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Concomitant Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis and Polymyositis in a Child: A Case Report |
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Concomitant Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis and Polymyositis in a Child: A Case Report |
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Concomitant Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis and Polymyositis in a Child: A Case Report |
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Castro, Ana Costa e |
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Castro, Ana Costa e Veríssimo, Marta Martins, Andreia Cabral, Marta Luís, Catarina |
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Veríssimo, Marta Martins, Andreia Cabral, Marta Luís, Catarina |
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Castro, Ana Costa e Veríssimo, Marta Martins, Andreia Cabral, Marta Luís, Catarina |
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Case reports |
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Case reports |
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Acute muscle weakness is a major neurological emergency with a vast differential diagnosis. Even though inflammatory myopathies and myasthenia gravis are rare causes of acute muscle weakness, especially in children, there have been descriptions of coexistence of both diseases in adults, especially in association with thymoma. We report a case of a pediatric patient with concurrent MG and IM and comment on relevant features and difficulty in diagnosing both diseases. |
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2021 |
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Sociedade Portuguesa de Pediatria |
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Sociedade Portuguesa de Pediatria |
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