Association between sarcoidosis and Behçet disease in a young woman with symptoms mimicking myasthaenia gravis

BMJ Case Rep. 2009:2009:bcr09.2008.0874. doi: 10.1136/bcr.09.2008.0874. Epub 2009 Aug 19.

Abstract

The present report concerns a young woman with long-standing Behçet disease (BD), who developed sarcoidosis and myasthaenia gravis (MG)-like syndrome. Although an itching sensation after intravenous methylprednisolone made treatment more difficult, low-dose oral methylprednisolone, thalidomide and ciclosporin A relieved the chronic granulomatous inflammation and pyridostigmine controlled the ptosis.