Myasthenia gravis associated with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type III infection

Pediatr Neurol. 1987 Jul-Aug;3(4):238-9. doi: 10.1016/0887-8994(87)90027-0.

Abstract

A 15-year-old boy is described with myasthenia gravis, hemophilia A, positive HTLV-III serology, antithyroglobulin and antimicrosomal antibodies, and laboratory evidence of altered cell-mediated immunity. Treatment with pyridostigmine produced dramatic clinical improvement. The results of this patient raise the possibility of myasthenia gravis as the sole or presenting clinical manifestation of infection with HTLV-III.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Adolescent
  • HIV / immunology*
  • HIV Antibodies / analysis*
  • Hemophilia A / complications
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myasthenia Gravis / drug therapy
  • Myasthenia Gravis / etiology*
  • Pyridostigmine Bromide / therapeutic use

Substances

  • HIV Antibodies
  • Pyridostigmine Bromide