[pubmed] MuSK-positive myasthenia may not only be triggered by SARS-CoV-2

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Eur J Neurol. 2021 Mar 9. doi: 10.1111/ene.14813. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

With interest we read the article by Assini et al, about a 77 years old male who developed ptosis, diplopia, dysarthria, and chewing difficulty 2 months after a mild infection with SARS-CoV-2, manifesting with fever and bilateral pneumonia (COVID-19) without necessitating continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), bilevel positive airway pressure (BIPAP), or mechanical ventilation [1] Work-up revealed muscle-specific tyrosine-kinase (MuSK) positive myasthenia gravis (MG) (MuSK-MG), which did not respond to pyridostigmin but to azathioprine [1]. We have the following comments and concerns.

PMID:33751712 | DOI:10.1111/ene.14813


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