A Case of Morvan's Syndrome Associated with Heavy Metal Poisoning after Ayurvedic Drug Intake

Morvan's syndrome is an autoimmune disorder of peripheral and central nervous system mediated by VGKC antibody. Here we report a case of Morvans syndrome who presented 1 month after ayurvedic drug intake. She presented with symptoms of peripheral nerve hyperexcitablity and autoimmune testing re...

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Autores principales: Mohanakkannan, S, Perumal, Sowmini R., Velayudham, Sakthi, Jeyaraj, K. Malcolm, Arunan, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6050783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30069108
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jnrp.jnrp_555_17
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Sumario:Morvan's syndrome is an autoimmune disorder of peripheral and central nervous system mediated by VGKC antibody. Here we report a case of Morvans syndrome who presented 1 month after ayurvedic drug intake. She presented with symptoms of peripheral nerve hyperexcitablity and autoimmune testing revealed positive result for VGKC antibody. Heavy metals level was also significantly raised. She improved after a course of steroids. This case report tries to highlight the association of VGKC mediated Morvans syndrome with heavy metal poisoning and its incidental occurence after Ayurvedic drug intake.

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