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Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
Association between sarcoidosis and Behçet disease in a young woman with symptoms mimicking myasthaenia gravis
  1. I-Fang Hsin1,
  2. Chang-Youh Tsai1,2
  1. 1
    Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, 201 Shih-Pai Road Section 2, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
  2. 2
    National Yang-Ming University, Faculty of Medicine, 155 Li-Nong Street, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
  1. Chang-Youh Tsai, cytsai{at}vghtpe.gov.tw

Summary

The present report concerns a young woman with long-standing Behçet disease (BD), who developed sarcoidosis and myasthaenia gravis (MG)-like syndrome. Although an itching sensation after intravenous methylprednisolone made treatment more difficult, low-dose oral methylprednisolone, thalidomide and ciclosporin A relieved the chronic granulomatous inflammation and pyridostigmine controlled the ptosis.

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Footnotes

  • Competing interests: None.

  • Patient consent: Patient/guardian consent was obtained for publication.