Myasthenia Gravis Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infection

doi:10.7326/L20-0845

Case Reports

. 2020 Dec 15;173(12):1027-1028.

doi: 10.7326/L20-0845. Epub 2020 Aug 10.

Myasthenia Gravis Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Domenico A Restivo¹, Diego Centonze², Alessandro Alesina³, Rosario Marchese-Ragona⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Neurological Unit, "Garibaldi" Hospital, Catania, Italy (D.A.R.).
² Department of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy, Unit of Neurology, IRCCS Neuromed Pozzilli, Italy (D.C.).
³ University of Catania, Catania, Italy (A.A.).
⁴ ENT Unit, University of Padua, Padova, Italy (R.M.).

PMID: 32776781
PMCID: PMC7429993
DOI: 10.7326/L20-0845

Case Reports

Myasthenia Gravis Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Domenico A Restivo et al. Ann Intern Med. 2020.

. 2020 Dec 15;173(12):1027-1028.

doi: 10.7326/L20-0845. Epub 2020 Aug 10.

Authors

Domenico A Restivo¹, Diego Centonze², Alessandro Alesina³, Rosario Marchese-Ragona⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Neurological Unit, "Garibaldi" Hospital, Catania, Italy (D.A.R.).
² Department of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy, Unit of Neurology, IRCCS Neuromed Pozzilli, Italy (D.C.).
³ University of Catania, Catania, Italy (A.A.).
⁴ ENT Unit, University of Padua, Padova, Italy (R.M.).

PMID: 32776781
PMCID: PMC7429993
DOI: 10.7326/L20-0845

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Disclosures: Authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L20-0845.

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[1] Helms J, Kremer S, Merdji H, et al. Neurologic features in severe SARS-CoV-2 infection [Letter]. N Engl J Med. 2020;382:2268-2270. [PMID: 32294339] doi:10.1056/NEJMc2008597 - PMC - PubMed

[2] Helms J, Kremer S, Merdji H, et al. Neurologic features in severe SARS-CoV-2 infection [Letter]. N Engl J Med. 2020;382:2268-2270. [PMID: 32294339] doi:10.1056/NEJMc2008597 - PMC - PubMed

[3] Zhao H, Shen D, Zhou H, et al. Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection: causality or coincidence? [Letter]. Lancet Neurol. 2020;19:383-384. [PMID: 32246917] doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(20)30109-5 - PMC - PubMed

[4] Zhao H, Shen D, Zhou H, et al. Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection: causality or coincidence? [Letter]. Lancet Neurol. 2020;19:383-384. [PMID: 32246917] doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(20)30109-5 - PMC - PubMed

[5] Toscano G, Palmerini F, Ravaglia S, et al. Guillain-barré syndrome associated with SARS-CoV-2 [Letter]. N Engl J Med. 2020;382:2574-2576. [PMID: 32302082] doi:10.1056/NEJMc2009191 - PMC - PubMed

[6] Toscano G, Palmerini F, Ravaglia S, et al. Guillain-barré syndrome associated with SARS-CoV-2 [Letter]. N Engl J Med. 2020;382:2574-2576. [PMID: 32302082] doi:10.1056/NEJMc2009191 - PMC - PubMed

[7] Li YC, Bai WZ, Hashikawa T. The neuroinvasive potential of SARS-CoV2 may play a role in the respiratory failure of COVID-19 patients. J Med Virol. 2020;92:552-555. [PMID: 32104915] doi:10.1002/jmv.25728 - PMC - PubMed

[8] Li YC, Bai WZ, Hashikawa T. The neuroinvasive potential of SARS-CoV2 may play a role in the respiratory failure of COVID-19 patients. J Med Virol. 2020;92:552-555. [PMID: 32104915] doi:10.1002/jmv.25728 - PMC - PubMed

[9] Gilhus NE. Myasthenia gravis. N Engl J Med. 2016;375:2570-2581. [PMID: 28029925] doi:10.1056/NEJMra1602678 - PubMed

[10] Gilhus NE. Myasthenia gravis. N Engl J Med. 2016;375:2570-2581. [PMID: 28029925] doi:10.1056/NEJMra1602678 - PubMed

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