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The authors report the case of a 58-year-old male patient with clinical and electromyographic features of myasthenia. Muscle biopsy with histochemistry and electronic microscopy made it possible to diagnose a myopathy associated with tubular aggregates. Attention is called to the fact that the anatomical pathologic alterations which were found may be present in a heterogenous group of patients showing a great variety of symptoms. Thus, there is no reason to consider the existence of a myopathy associated with tubular aggregates, since the anatomical and pathologic findings are inespecific and do not characterize any specific disease.
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Músculos/ultraestrutura , Miastenia Gravis/patologia , Biópsia , Humanos , Masculino , Microscopia Eletrônica , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
The case of an 11-year-old boy with external ophthalmoparesia, tetraparesia and bilateral eyelid ptosis is reported. He was 7-years-old when first symptoms appeared. Anticholinesterasic drugs were used. He was submitted to muscle biopsy. The results of histochemistry analysis showed storage of granulous material at the subsarcolemmal region of muscle fibers by SDH. Increase in the number of mitochondria with electron dense bodies was found at electron microscopy. Anticholinesterasic drugs administration was interrupted and consequently he got worse, and bouts of dyspnea occurred. Due to this worsening anticholinesterasic agents were reintroduced together with prednisone, and he improved. Due to clinical and histological expressions we think it is possible that morphological mitochondrial alterations may occur also in myasthenia gravis.
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Mitocôndrias Musculares/ultraestrutura , Músculos/patologia , Miastenia Gravis/fisiopatologia , Criança , Eletrofisiologia , Humanos , Masculino , Miastenia Gravis/patologiaRESUMO
É relatado o caso de um paciente de 11 anos de idade com oftalmoparesia extrínseca, ptose palpebral bilateral e tetraparesia desde os 7 anos de idade. A concentraçäo de anticorpos contra receptor de acetilcolina por radioimunoensaio foi 0,6 nM/1; a pesquisa de anticorpos contra músculo estriado foi negativa. Exame eletromiográfico revelou decremento de 26,1%. Foi tratado com brometo de piridostigmina na dose de 60 mg/d. Submetidos a biópsia de tecido muscular estriado (biceps braquial esquerdo) com avaliaçöes por métodos histoquímicos e microscopia eletrônica, que revelaram: acúmulos de mitocôndrias na regiäo subsarcolemal na coloraçäo pela SDH; aumento da concentraçäo de mitocôndrias e corpúsculos eletrodensos a microscopia eletrônica; esses achados säo sugestivos de miopatia mitocondrial. Em conseqüência da interrupçäo das drogas anticolinesterásicas ocorreu piora das manifestaçöes deficitárias, disfagia e dispnéia. Reintroduzidos os anticolinesterásicos, associados a imunossupressäo com corticosteróides, houve melhora e retomada pelo paciente de suas atividades habituais. Destarte, é discutido o caráter inespecífico das alteraçöes morfogenéticas e disfunçöes de mitocôndrias em outras patologias neuromusuclares, incluindo a miastenia grave, como neste casos em particular
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Humanos , Criança , Masculino , Mitocôndrias Musculares/ultraestrutura , Músculos/patologia , Miastenia Gravis/fisiopatologia , EletrofisiologiaRESUMO
The authors report 11 cases of congenital disproportion of fibers, confirmed through clinical and complementary examinations. In these 11 cases early fibrotendinous retractions were frequent and CK proved to be high. At muscle biopsy histochemistry revealed a selective atrophy of type I fibers. This is a rarely frequent congenital dystrophy, of slow progression and benign evolution.