Autoimmunity and Immunodeficiency Coexisting in the Same Patient

JOURNAL TITLE: Bengal Physician Journal

Author
1. Viveka Saravanan Raju
2. Muralidharan Kamalakannan
3. Mugundhan Krishnan
4. Sakthi Velayudham
5. Kamatchi Sundaramoorthy
ISSN
DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10070-7083
Volume
9
Issue
3
Publishing Year
2022
Pages
2
Author Affiliations
    1. Government Stanley Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
    1. Department of Neurology, Stanley Medical College, Chennai, India
    1. Department of Neurology, Stanley Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
    1. Department of Neurology, Stanley Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
    1. Department of Neurology, Stanley Medical College, Chennai, India
  • Article keywords
    Acetylcholine receptor antibodies, Esophageal candidiasis, Good syndrome, Mucocutaneous candidiasis, Myasthenia gravis, Thymoma, Weight loss

    Abstract

    Myasthenia gravis is a well-known autoimmune disorder. Very few cases in literature showed association of myasthenia gravis, thymoma, and oral candidiasis. Here, we present a case of myasthenia gravis with thymoma, significant weight loss, extensive oral and esophageal candidiasis mimicking an immunodeficiency state which often creates a therapeutic dilemma in instituting immunosuppression.

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