Is there any Association Between Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Myasthenia Gravis?

lranian journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases

MR Amiri nikpour¹  N Valizadeh² 

[1] Assistant Professor, Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Emam Khomaini Hospital, Urmia University Of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran. Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology Emam Khomaini Hospital, Urmia University Of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.;Assistant Professor, Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Emam Khomaini Hospital, Urmia University Of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.

关键词: Myasthenia gravis;    Diabetes mellitus type 2;    Diabetes mellitus type 1;    Autoimmune disorder;   

DOI  :  10.17795/semj20525

学科分类：基础医学

来源: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

【 摘 要 】

Myastheniagravis(MG)isassociatedwithdiabetesmellitus(DM)type1andotherautoimmunedisorders.SomecasesofMGmayprogresstoDMtype2followingcorticosteroidtherapies.Wereporteda53-year-oldwomanwithDMtype2whosubsequentlydevelopedMG.ShedidnottakeanycorticosteroidspriortoMGoccurrence.MGmaybeassociatedwithDMtype2diseaseevenintheabsenceofcorticosteroidtherapy.

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