Neurology · 1977 · 18 citations · 0 references
MedicineEndocrinologyNeurologyAutoimmunityNeuroendocrinologyNeuromuscular DisordersAdrenal DisordersAutoimmune DiseasesAutoimmune EndocrinopathiesMyasthenia GravisThyroid DisordersAcetylcholine Receptor DefectsEphedrine TherapyPrimary Adrenal InsufficiencyPyridostigmine Treatment
A patient with myasthenia gravis developed both Addison disease and primary hypothyroidism, with demonstrable anti-adrenal and antithyroid antibodies in her serum. The association of myasthenia gravis with Schmidt syndrome does not seem to be a chance occurrence, considering the autoimmune pathogenesis of each of these disorders.