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Drugs associated with worsening of Myasthenia Gravis (MG):
•	D-penicillamine 
•	Botulinum toxin.
•	Telithromycin
•	Fluoroquinolones 
•	Quinine
•	Magnesium
•	Macrolide antibiotics 
•	Corticosteroids (may cause transient
Corticosteroids (may cause ... Thymectomy soon after ... intravenousimmunoglobulin #IVIG ... Pyridostigmine #acetylcholinereceptor ... #muscle-specificreceptortyrosinekinase
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
in diminished muscle ... Neck: “dropping ... Respiratory muscles ... : “myasthenic crises ... Immunomodulating Treatments: IVIG
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
life in women and after ... but 5% have anti—muscle-specific ... likely to cause ... glucocorticoids - can cause ... treatment with IVIG
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
disease of unknown cause ... tenosynovitis of the neck ... anorexia, fatigue, asthenia ... universally used, ultrasound ... Obtain a temporal artery