Association between sarcoidosis and Behcet disease in a young woman with symptoms mimicking myasthaenia gravis | Zendy

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Association between sarcoidosis and Behcet disease in a young woman with symptoms mimicking myasthaenia gravis

Author(s) -

I-F. Hsin,

Catherine 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.

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