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SHELDON M. WOLF, MD; HOWARD S. BARROWS, MD

Arch Neurol. 1966;14(3):254-258.

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BOTH systemic lupus and myasthenia gravis are suspected of having an "auto-immune" etiology. Therefore, their association in the same patient is of interest, and the purpose of this paper is to report the 15th patient known to have both diseases.

Report of a Case

A 28-year-old woman was seen in April 1962. For three months she had noted weakness of the arms and legs, usually occurring in the late afternoon. She had difficulty fixing her hair, walking, climbing stairs, arising from chairs, and, on one occasion, she could not get out of the bathtub. During this time there also was intermittent drooping of the right eyelid.

For one year there were also recurrent episodes of swelling, tenderness, and soreness of her wrists and proximal interphalangeal joints. Immediately prior to the onset of weakness, her menstrual periods stopped and did not return during the subsequent two years she was . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
LOS ANGELES

From the Southern California Permanente Medical Group and the University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Oct 4, 1965; accepted Nov 12.

Reprint requests to 4900 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles 90027 (Dr. Wolf).

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