Ocular myasthenia gravis coincident with thyroid ophthalmopathy

Yaman A., Yaman H.

NEUROLOGY INDIA, vol.51, no.1, pp.100-101, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 51 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Journal Name: NEUROLOGY INDIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.100-101
  • Keywords: myasthenia gravis, Graves disease, ophthalmopathy, thymectomy
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Graves' disease and myasthenia gravis are both auto-immune-diseases and the coexistence of these two diseases is well recognized. Myasthenia gravis is more frequent in patient's with thyroid disease. Here we present a case of thyroid ophthalmopathy and ocular myasthenia.