Journal article
Muscle weakness in a girl with autoimmune hepatitis and Graves’ disease
Abstract
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic hepatic autoimmune disease of unknown etiology associated with inflammatory changes and autoantibodies. The combination of AIH, Grave’s disease, and myasthenia gravis (MG) is rare, with only one other case reported. We report a pediatric patient with AIH type 2 and Grave’s disease who developed MG whilst on a treatment with corticosteroids. A 13-year-old girl, diagnosed with thyrotoxicosis, was identified …
Authors
Sarkhy A; Persad R; Tarnopolsky M
Journal
European Journal of Pediatrics, Vol. 168, No. 2, pp. 241–243
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
February 2009
DOI
10.1007/s00431-008-0738-6
ISSN
0340-6199
Associated Experts
Fields of Research (FoR)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AutoantibodiesComorbidityDiagnosis, DifferentialElectromyographyFemaleGraves DiseaseHepatitis, AutoimmuneHumansImmunization, PassiveImmunosuppressive AgentsIodine RadioisotopesLiver Function TestsMuscle WeaknessMyasthenia GravisNeurologic ExaminationPrednisoneReceptors, NicotinicThyroid Function Tests