Open AccessAssociation between sarcoidosis and Behcet disease in a young woman with symptoms mimicking myasthaenia gravis
Author(s) -
I-Fang Hsin,
Chang-Youh Tsai
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.09.2008.0874
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoidosis , pyridostigmine , behcet's disease , dermatology , methylprednisolone , myasthenia gravis , prednisone , ptosis , thalidomide , itching , rare disease , disease , surgery , multiple myeloma
The present report concerns a young woman with long-standing Behçet disease (BD), who developed sarcoidosis and myasthaenia gravis (MG)-like syndrome. Although an itching sensation after intravenous methylprednisolone made treatment more difficult, low-dose oral methylprednisolone, thalidomide and ciclosporin A relieved the chronic granulomatous inflammation and pyridostigmine controlled the ptosis.