Concomitant Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis and Polymyositis in a Child: A Case Report

Acute muscle weakness is a major neurological emergency with a vast differential diagnosis. Even though inflammatory myopathies and myasthenia gravis are rare causes of acute muscle weakness, especially in children, there have been descriptions of coexistence of both diseases in adults, especially...

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Autores principales:	Ana Costa e Castro, Marta Veríssimo, Andreia Martins, Marta Cabral, Catarina Luís
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Publicado:	Sociedade Portuguesa de Pediatria 2021
Materias:	Pediatrics RJ1-570 Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8f295225d9954f70a0c3f0af452cd2262021-11-04T15:21:27ZConcomitant Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis and Polymyositis in a Child: A Case Report2184-33332184-4453https://doaj.org/article/8f295225d9954f70a0c3f0af452cd2262021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://pjp.spp.pt/article/view/20502https://doaj.org/toc/2184-3333https://doaj.org/toc/2184-4453 Acute muscle weakness is a major neurological emergency with a vast differential diagnosis. Even though inflammatory myopathies and myasthenia gravis are rare causes of acute muscle weakness, especially in children, there have been descriptions of coexistence of both diseases in adults, especially in association with thymoma. We report a case of a pediatric patient with concurrent MG and IM and comment on relevant features and difficulty in diagnosing both diseases. Ana Costa e CastroMarta VeríssimoAndreia MartinsMarta CabralCatarina LuísSociedade Portuguesa de PediatriaarticlePediatricsRJ1-570Medicine (General)R5-920ENPTPortuguese Journal of Pediatrics , Vol 52, Iss 4 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Pediatrics RJ1-570 Medicine (General) R5-920 Ana Costa e Castro Marta Veríssimo Andreia Martins Marta Cabral Catarina Luís Concomitant Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis and Polymyositis in a Child: A Case Report
description	Acute muscle weakness is a major neurological emergency with a vast differential diagnosis. Even though inflammatory myopathies and myasthenia gravis are rare causes of acute muscle weakness, especially in children, there have been descriptions of coexistence of both diseases in adults, especially in association with thymoma. We report a case of a pediatric patient with concurrent MG and IM and comment on relevant features and difficulty in diagnosing both diseases.
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title	Concomitant Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis and Polymyositis in a Child: A Case Report
title_short	Concomitant Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis and Polymyositis in a Child: A Case Report
title_full	Concomitant Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis and Polymyositis in a Child: A Case Report
title_fullStr	Concomitant Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis and Polymyositis in a Child: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed	Concomitant Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis and Polymyositis in a Child: A Case Report
title_sort	concomitant juvenile myasthenia gravis and polymyositis in a child: a case report
publisher	Sociedade Portuguesa de Pediatria
publishDate	2021
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Concomitant Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis and Polymyositis in a Child: A Case Report

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