Clinical Outcomes of Radioactive Iodine Therapy in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis and Hyperthyroidism

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Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disease characterized with muscle weakness and fatigue. Hyperthyroidism can be present with Myasthenia Gravis with a rate of 2-17.5 %. It is known that hyperthyroidism affects the clinical course of myasthenia gravis. A 27 years old woman with myasthenia gravis and recently occurred hyperthyroidism is presented in this study. Radioactive iodine therapy was applied to the patient and after 3 months of medication the patient become euthyroid and clinical findings of myasthenia were regressed.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Myasthenia gravis, Hyperthyroidism, Radioactive iodine therapy

MYASTHENİA GRAVİSLİ HİPERTİROİDİ HASTASINDA RADYOAKTİF İYOT TEDAVİSİNİN KLİNİK SONUÇLARI

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Miyastenia gravis kas güçsüzlüğü ve yorgunlukla karakterize otoimmün bir hastalıktır. Myastenia gravis diğer otoimmun hastalıklar ile birlikte görülebilir. Miyastenia gravis hastalarında % 2-17.5 hipertiroidizm görülür. Hipertiroidizmin myastenia gravis klinik seyrini etkilediği bildirilmektedir. Bu vaka takdiminde miyastenia gravisi bulunan ve 3 ay önce hipertiroidi teşhisi konulan 27 yaşında bir bayan hasta sunulmuştur. Olguya, rad- yoaktif iyot tedavisi uygulanmış ve 3 ay sonra ötiroid olduğu ve miyestania şikâyetlerinin tedaviye daha iyi yanıt verdiği izlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Myasthenia gravis, Hipertiroidi, Radyoaktif iyot tedavisi

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