Bulbar Myasthenia Gravis With Hyperthyroidism - A Case Report
Abstract
Myasthenia gravis is a disease of skeletal muscle acetylcholine receptors. The underlying defect is reduction in the number of available Acetyl Choline Receptors at neuromuscular junction. The postsynaptic folds are flattened or simplified. As a result the patients experience Myasthenic Fatigue. Here the patient had presented with ptosis and dysphagia. On further history and examination, the patient was found to be a case of Bulbar Myasthenia Gravis and turned out to be having coexistent hyperthyroidism.
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