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P.075 Inflammatory Myositis associated with Myasthenia Gravis with and without thymic pathology: case series and literature review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2018

K Huang
Affiliation:
(Vancouver)
M Mezei
Affiliation:
(Vancouver)
K Shojania
Affiliation:
(Vancouver)
N Amiri
Affiliation:
(Vancouver)
N Dehghan
Affiliation:
(Vancouver)
K Chapman
Affiliation:
(Vancouver)
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Abstract

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Background: The association of myasthenia gravis (MG) and inflammatory myositis (IM) is rare and often only one of the diseases is diagnosed. Methods: In this study, we reviewed medical records of patients seen at NMDU from 2004 to 2017 who had diagnosis of concurrent MG and IM. The data is presented descriptively. -Results: We identified 7 patients with MG-IM overlap. Clinical features, laboratory and pathology data of the patients are summarized in Table 1. Conclusions: This is one of the largest case series with MG-IM overlap. It is very important to recognize such association and the different pattern of muscle involvement because therapies may be adjusted to treat both conditions. In patients with thymic pathology, conventional disease modifying agents, IVIG and glucocorticoid in addition to thymoma resection appear to be effective. In patients with refractory MG and myositis who were AChR negative, rituximab may be effective.

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POSTER PRESENTATIONS
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© The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences Inc. 2018