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Ocular myasthenia gravis after D-penicillamine administration
L J Katz1, R L Lesser, J R Merikangas
1William and Anna Goldberg Glaucoma Service, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
The British Journal of Ophthalmology
|December 1, 1989
Abstract:
A 68-year-old black woman who was put on D-penicillamine therapy (250-500 mg per day, total dose 15 g) for rheumatoid arthritis developed ocular myasthenia gravis. Two weeks after she discontinued D-penicillamine her signs and symptoms cleared with no other treatment. Review of previous cases and possible immunological mechanisms are discussed.