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Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic syndrome in a child with an autoimmune phenotype.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 May 2003
Hoffman William H, Helman Sandra W, Sekul Elizabeth, Carroll James E, Vega Roger A
Abstract excerpt
We report on a child with a family history of autoimmune defects, who presented at the age of 3(1/2) years with alopecia and Graves disease. He subsequently developed vitiligo and psoriasis. At 9(1/2) years, he developed an autoimmune form of Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) with a significant elevation of glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) autoantibodies. Shortly thereafter he developed chronic urticaria....
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