DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2016.v04i06.056

Pages: 2142-2143

Myasthenia gravis complicated by sarcoidosis is rare. Whether this complication represents the association between the two diseases or a simple coincidence is unclear. Here we present an adult patient who was diagnosed of myasthenia gravis on the basis of typical clinical symptoms, characteristic positive anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies and response to appropriate medications. The patient underwent thymectomy and histopathological examination revealed noncaseating granuloma, typical of sarcoidosis. Though the combination of myasthenia gravis and sarcoidosis in a single patient is extremely rare, it arouse the curiosity that some of the immunologic disorders to appear together in certain individuals.