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Abdelkhaleq Maaroufi1, Naoufal Assoufi2, Mohamed Amine Essaoudi3
1Department of Internal Medicine B, Mohamed V Military Hospital, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco. dr.maaroufi.tf@gmail.com.
Journal of Medical Case Reports
|December 16, 2021
Summary
This case highlights a rare co-occurrence of inflammatory myopathy and myasthenia gravis, emphasizing the diagnostic challenges and successful treatment through thymectomy and medication.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Immunology
- Pathology
Background:
- The simultaneous occurrence of inflammatory myopathy and myasthenia gravis is uncommon.
- Clinical overlap between these conditions presents diagnostic complexities.
- Thymic pathology frequently underlies this combined presentation.
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