DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2023.v11i06.055

Pages: 1254-1258

Myasthenia gravis is aautoimmune disease which is due to a defect in the transmission of signals between the nerves and the muscles. Each year, there are 2 to 5 new cases per million people. We report the case of a young 35-year-old male patient seen in ophthalmology at the Sikasso hospital for ptosis and loss of visual acuity. The ptosis was improved after putting ice on the eyelids for 2 min (Ice cube test). The immunological assay for anti-MUSK (MUSK-Ab ELISA, IBL) and anti-RACH antibodies was performed. Chest CT did not detect thymus hyperplasia or thymoma, with no abnormalities of the pericardium and diaphragm. We observed an improvement in the signs after 6 months of treatment.