PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Koc, Filiz
AU  - Yerdelen, Deniz
TI  - Myasthenia gravis and psoriasis vulgaris
DP  - 2009 Apr 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 175--177
VI  - 14
IP  - 2
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/14/2/175.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/14/2/175.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2009 Apr 01; 14
AB  - Myasthenia gravis is a rare autoimmune disorder in which antibodies form against acetylcholine nicotinic postsynaptic receptors at the myoneural junction. Psoriasis vulgaris is a chronic, recurring, and an inflammatory skin disease. Myasthenia gravis and psoriasis are both autoimmune diseases and correlated with specific human histocompatibility antigens. In this report, a 53-year-old woman who has myasthenia gravis accompanied with psoriasis vulgaris is presented. To conclude, this association is extremely rare and the pathogenetic etiology was thought to depend on a generalized immunological disturbance.