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ArticleGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2024

Clinical features of double seronegative ocular myasthenia gravis.

Takuma Goto, Akiko Kimura, Akiko Masuda, Yoshihito Mochizuki, Fumi Gomi

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Article in Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Takuma GotoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hyogo Medical University Hospital, 1-1 Mukogawa-Cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 663-8501, Japan. t.goto.med@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-7307-6502
Akiko KimuraDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hyogo Medical University Hospital, 1-1 Mukogawa-Cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 663-8501, Japan.
Akiko MasudaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hyogo Medical University Hospital, 1-1 Mukogawa-Cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 663-8501, Japan.
Yoshihito MochizukiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hyogo Medical University Hospital, 1-1 Mukogawa-Cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 663-8501, Japan.
Fumi GomiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hyogo Medical University Hospital, 1-1 Mukogawa-Cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 663-8501, Japan.
Hyogo University · JPHyogo Medical University · JP

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Abstract

purposeTo clarify the clinical features of patients with Double seronegative (DS) ocular myasthenia gravis (OMG).

methodsSixty-one patients diagnosed with DS OMG at the Department of Ophthalmology, Hyogo Medical University Hospital over a 5-year period from 2017 were included. Patients were classified into three groups based on the initial examination findings: group P (ptosis alone), group M (ocular motility disorder alone), and group PM (combination of both). We retrospectively reviewed the patients and clarified their clinical features.

resultsThere were 32 males and 29 females, with a mean age of 49.8 ± 20.9:1-82 years. Twenty-one patients (34.4%) were in group P, 23 (37.7%) in group M, and 17 (27.8%) in group PM. The proportion of males (73.9%) was significantly higher in group M compared with the other two groups. The diagnosis was proven by detection of neuromuscular junction (NMJ) disorder in 73.8%, oral pyridostigmine trial test in 13.1%, and eight patients (13.1%) in group M were diagnosed after surgical treatment. The clinical symptoms were resolved by oral pyridostigmine treatment in 54.1% of cases.

conclusionAbout 30% of patients with DS OMG had no obvious NMJ disorder, and an oral pyridostigmine trial test was necessary to diagnose these patients. Although DS OMG is often considered as the mildest form of MG, its prognosis is not optimistic and it requires aggressive therapeutic intervention.

trial registrationTrial registration number: 202104-750, "2016/4/18," retrospectively registered.

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Myasthenia GravisAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAutoantibodiesChildChild, PreschoolFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInfantMaleMiddle AgedOcular Motility DisordersOculomotor MusclesAutoantibodiesPyridostigmine BromideDouble seronegativeNeuromuscular junction disorderOcular myasthenia gravisOral pyridostigmine trial test

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