Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
Triple immune mediated neuromuscular syndromecoexistence of polymyositis, polyneuropathy and myasthenia gravis
Dr. Gurrajan Nikhanj, Dr. Sarabjot Kaur, Dr. Sumit Pal Singh Chawla, Dr. Gurveer Kaur, Dr. Sulena, Dr. Sumit Kumar
JCDR. 2023: 2137-2139
Abstract
The inflammatory myopathies are a group of acquired skeletal muscle diseases that includes polymyositis (PM), dermatomyositis (DM), and inclusion body myositis (IBM). Myositis patients can also develop additional autoimmune diseases, as seen in the “overlap syndromesâ€. We recorded a case presenting the simultaneous occurrence of inflammatory myositis, neuropathy, and myasthenia gravis (with positive acetylcholine receptor antibodies).
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