Myasthenia gravis with cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa

Clin Exp Dermatol. 2006 Mar;31(2):215-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2005.02015.x.

Abstract

Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa presents with typical cutaneous lesions of polyarteritis nodosa without visceral involvement at the time of diagnosis. We report a 32-year-old woman with a 12-year history of myasthenia gravis under immunosuppressive treatment, who presented with tender, erythematous nodules 20 mm in diameter on her shins. A diagnosis of cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa was made, based on the clinical and histopathological findings. Myasthenia gravis, an antibody-mediated disease, is occasionally accompanied by other autoimmune diseases, but we found no previous report in the literature associating it with polyarteritis nodosa.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Myasthenia Gravis / complications
  • Myasthenia Gravis / diagnosis*
  • Polyarteritis Nodosa / complications
  • Polyarteritis Nodosa / diagnosis*