Factors Associated With the Disease Family Burden of Caregivers of Myasthenia Gravis Patients in Northwestern China: a Cross-Sectional Study
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37988975/
Depression symptom level, MG severity classification and family's monthly per capita income are independent factors related to the caregivers' disease family burden for MG patients.
The daily activity burden of the family and the economic burden of the family were the heaviest among the six dimensions of the caregivers' family disease burdens.
Single Institution Experience With Efgartigimod in Patients With Myasthenia Gravis: Patient Selection, Dosing Schedules, Treatment Response, and Adverse Events
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37990374/
This study found efgartigimod to be efficacious, well tolerated, and safe in patients with MG. Efgartigimod should be considered as an add-on therapy, a bridge therapy, or as a monotherapy...
Patients treated with efgartigimod significantly improved their MG-ADL score by an average of 5.5 and 7.1 points by 3 and 6 months, respectively.
A Case of Anti-Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody-Positive Ocular Myasthenia Gravis With Anti-Titin Antibody and Anti-Kv1.4 Antibody Positive Inflammatory Myopathy
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37989286/
An 84-year-old man was diagnosed with anti-acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibody-positive ocular myasthenia gravis (OMG) at the age of 77 and received treatment. The patient was referred to our department with...
Evaluation of disease activity with serum anti-AChR antibody levels, and assessment of prognosis with examining antistriational antibodies are necessary for appropriate management of IM associated with MG.
Comorbidity of Myasthenia Gravis and Graves' Disease as Immune Reconstitution-Associated Autoimmune Disease in HIV Infection: a Case Report and Literature Review
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37990629/
This is a rare case of HIV-related immune reconstitution-associated autoimmune disease (IRAD) with comorbidity of MG and GD which was reported initially. Cooperation with multidisciplinary teams is essential to avoid...
Little study has been done on the link between HIV-related immune reconstitution and autoimmune diseases occurring after antiretroviral therapy.
Erythroderma Combined With Deeper Dermal Dermatophytosis Due to Trichophyton Rubrum in a Patient With Myasthenia Gravis: First Case Report and Literature Review
Source : https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-023-08752-5
Dermatophytes are the most common causative pathogens of mycoses worldwide and usually cause superficial infections. However, they can enter deep into the dermis lead to invasive dermatophytosis such as deeper...
Management strategies for patients with thymoma with myasthenia gravis, especially long-term use of immunosuppressive agents, will inevitably lead to immune disorders causing severe infectious diseases.