New acute onset of ocular myasthenia gravis after COVID-19 vaccine: A case report
Reports have shown the association of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with several neuromuscular disorders. Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease in which antibodies bind to acetyl choline receptors in the postsynaptic membrane at the neuromuscular junction. The characteristic clinical...
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| author | Himani T. Chaturvedi Varsha Patel Rahul Vasava Chandrashekher Chaturvedi |
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| description | Reports have shown the association of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with several neuromuscular disorders. Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease in which antibodies bind to acetyl choline receptors in the postsynaptic membrane at the neuromuscular junction. The characteristic clinical feature of the disease is weakness of the ocular muscle, bulbar muscle, and extremity muscles; when the weakness is limited to the ocular muscle only, the condition is known as ocular myasthenia gravis. Diagnosis is usually confirmed by the acetylcholine receptor antibodies. Symptoms of MG may be aggravated by various types of infections and medications. Here, we are presenting a rare case of a new and acute onset of ocular MG presented after administration of Covishield vaccine. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5ae7cfc845464319b0d70f3d2bf9af1d2025-08-20T02:13:44ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632278-71352023-02-0112239439610.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1359_22New acute onset of ocular myasthenia gravis after COVID-19 vaccine: A case reportHimani T. ChaturvediVarsha PatelRahul VasavaChandrashekher ChaturvediReports have shown the association of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with several neuromuscular disorders. Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease in which antibodies bind to acetyl choline receptors in the postsynaptic membrane at the neuromuscular junction. The characteristic clinical feature of the disease is weakness of the ocular muscle, bulbar muscle, and extremity muscles; when the weakness is limited to the ocular muscle only, the condition is known as ocular myasthenia gravis. Diagnosis is usually confirmed by the acetylcholine receptor antibodies. Symptoms of MG may be aggravated by various types of infections and medications. Here, we are presenting a rare case of a new and acute onset of ocular MG presented after administration of Covishield vaccine.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1359_22covid-19neuromuscular junctionocular myasthenia gravis |
| spellingShingle | Himani T. Chaturvedi Varsha Patel Rahul Vasava Chandrashekher Chaturvedi New acute onset of ocular myasthenia gravis after COVID-19 vaccine: A case report Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care covid-19 neuromuscular junction ocular myasthenia gravis |
| title | New acute onset of ocular myasthenia gravis after COVID-19 vaccine: A case report |
| title_full | New acute onset of ocular myasthenia gravis after COVID-19 vaccine: A case report |
| title_fullStr | New acute onset of ocular myasthenia gravis after COVID-19 vaccine: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | New acute onset of ocular myasthenia gravis after COVID-19 vaccine: A case report |
| title_short | New acute onset of ocular myasthenia gravis after COVID-19 vaccine: A case report |
| title_sort | new acute onset of ocular myasthenia gravis after covid 19 vaccine a case report |
| topic | covid-19 neuromuscular junction ocular myasthenia gravis |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1359_22 |
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