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International Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Research
Review Articles
DOI: 10.5455/ijcbr.2018.42.17
Submitted: 2018-02-21
Published: 2018-04-15

MYASTHENIA GRAVIS, THYMOMA, AND THYMOMECTOMY: THE CLINICAL INTERPLAY.

All Saints University School of Medicine
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Samuel Oyewole

Medical Student
All Saints Univesity School of Medicine
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David Adeiza Otohinoyi

Medical Student
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Akinfisoye Toluwalase

Associate Professor Department of Anatomical Sciences
All Saints University School of Medicine
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Ibukun Oshobu

Medical Student
All Saints University School of Medicine
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Ajibola Babatunde

Medical Student
All Saints University School of Medicine
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Temidayo Abe

Medical Student
All Saints University School of Medicine
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Esther Olunu

Instructor Department of Anatomical Sciences, Microbiology and Immunology
All Saints University School of Medicine
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Adegbenro Omotuyi John Fakoya

Associate Professor Department of Anatomical Sciences

Abstract

Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder that places patients in debilitating condition. It currently affects 14 to 20 per 100,000 population. Its pathogenesis involves the destruction of acetylcholine receptor by antibodies produced by lymphocytes in the thymus gland. Symptoms could vary from impair extraocular muscles to generalized weakness. The antibodies have also been reported to affect other muscle structure within the body such as cardiomyocytes, leading to arrhythmia episodes which could be fatal. This review is a student project and involves the assessment of myasthenia gravis and the interplay between thymoma and thymomectomy.

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How to Cite

Oyewole, S., Otohinoyi, D. A., Toluwalase, A., Oshobu, I., Babatunde, A., Abe, T., Olunu, E., & Fakoya, A. O. J. (2018). MYASTHENIA GRAVIS, THYMOMA, AND THYMOMECTOMY: THE CLINICAL INTERPLAY. International Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Research, 4(2), 80–83. https://doi.org/10.5455/ijcbr.2018.42.17