Lourdes de Fatima Ibanez Valdes

Department of Neurology, Nelson Mandela Academic Central Hospital (NMACH), Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa

Publications

• Research Article   
  Comorbidity of Polymyositis and Myasthenia Gravis in HIV Patients Treated with Rituximab
  Author(s): Lourdes de Fatima Ibanez Valdes, Sibi Sebastian Joseph and Humberto Foyaca Sibat*
  
  Background: Comorbidity of Myasthenia Gravis (MG) and Polymyositis (PM) is uncommon. In places like South Africa, where the prevalence of HIV is very high, any combination of associated diseases is possible. Few cases of MG/PM have been reported in the medical literature, and different therapeutic modalities have been applied. The primary aid of this study is to review the medical literature looking for the frequency of this comorbidity, its clinical features, and therapeutic modalities. Methods: We searched the medical literature, looking for published articles on "comorbidity of MG"; "Association of MG/PM/DM/HIV/AIDS", "MG and Immune disorders"; OR "Treatment of MG/PM/DM/HIV/AIDS"; OR "Management of MG/AD"; OR "Rituximab in MG/PM/DM/HIV/AIDS" OR "MG/PM/DM/HIV myopathy"; .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.3371/CSRP.DLDS.030623

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