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Systemic lupus erythematosus, myasthenia gravis, and ehlers‐danlos syndrome
Author(s) -
Branch C. E.,
Swift T. R.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410040414
Subject(s) - myasthenia gravis , medicine , ehlers–danlos syndrome , dermatology , lupus erythematosus , systemic disease , connective tissue disease , systemic lupus erythematosus , autoimmune disease , immunology , immunopathology , pathology , disease , antibody
Clinical, electrophysiological, and laboratory data are reported on a 21‐year‐old black woman with systemic lupus erythematosus, myasthenia gravis, and Ehlers‐Danlos syndrome. The first two diseases are related by similar pathogenetic mechanisms. To our knowledge, this is the first patient reported with this unusual combination of rare diseases.