Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation for Polymyositis Combined with Myasthenia Gravis and Aplastic Anemia: A Case Report |
| Authors: |
Sho Mitsumune, Yasuhiro Manabe, Taijun Yunoki, Shyoichiro Kono, Kazutoshi Aoyama, Yoko Shinno, Hisashi Narai, Koji Abe |
| Source: |
Case Reports in Neurology, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 108-111 (2018) |
| Publisher Information: |
Karger Publishers, 2018. |
| Publication Year: |
2018 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system |
| Subject Terms: |
Polymyositis, Myasthenia gravis, Aplastic anemia, Bone marrow transplantation, Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, RC346-429 |
| More Details: |
This is the first report about a patient with concomitant polymyositis (PM), myasthenia gravis (MG), and aplastic anemia (AA). A 54-year-old male developed myalgia and muscle weakness, which gradually progressed over 2 months. He was persistently affected by MG and AA. Brachium magnetic resonance imaging showed increased signal intensity in the left triceps and deltoid muscles on short tau inversion recovery images. A muscle biopsy examination revealed perifascicular atrophication and inflammatory myopathy. We diagnosed the patient with PM combined with MG and AA. He was successfully treated with an autologous bone marrow transplantation (BMT). The present case suggests that BMT is a therapeutic option for PM, MG, and AA. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1662-680X |
| Relation: |
https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/488476; https://doaj.org/toc/1662-680X |
| DOI: |
10.1159/000488476 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/cf3218509dd441be89461b7acb08e29d |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.f3218509dd441be89461b7acb08e29d |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
