A Case of Myasthenia Gravis Associated with Aplastic Anemia

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 20(6); 2002 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2002;20(6): 725-727.

재생불량성빈혈을 동반한 중증근무력증 1예

신경진 , 전동철 이규용 이영주

한양대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실

A Case of Myasthenia Gravis Associated with Aplastic Anemia

Kyong-Jin Shin, M.D.

Department of Neurology, Collage of Medicine, Hanyang University

Abstract

"Myasthenia gravis is occasionally associated with other autoimmune diseases. Aplastic anemia of autoimmune type has been reported to coincide with myasthenia gravis, particularly with thymoma. A 63-year-old woman with diplopia and ptosis was diagnosed as myasthenia gravis and aplastic anemia was found incidentally through appropriate studies. She was treated with prednisolone and mestinon, and ptosis and anemia were well controlled. We report this patient as the first case of myasthenia gravis associated with aplastic anemia without thymoma in Korea.Key Words : Aplastic anemia, Myasthenia gravis"