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Response to plasmapheresis in myasthenia gravis patients: 22 cases report.

M F Yazdi, Mohammad Hosein Baghianimoghadam, H Nazmiyeh, A D Ahmadabadi, M A Adabi

Abstract

Plasmapheresis means elimination of plasma and replacement of it with other liquids. Effect of this treatment is confirmed in more than 50 diseases like myasthenia gravis, Guillain-Barre syndrome and TTP. This cross sectional study was done on 25 myasthenia gravis patients referred to Shahid Sadoughi hospital, Yazd, Iran 2004-2007. We report 22 myasthenia gravis patients' response to plasmapheresis.

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Key concepts: Plasmapheresis, Myasthenia gravis, Shahid, Medicine, Pediatrics, Immunology, Antibody, Theology