Chronic myeloid leukemia presenting as paraneoplastic ocular myasthenia gravis

Association of polycythemia vera with positive JAK2V617F mutation and myasthenia gravis: A report of two cases

“…Re‐evaluation after 12 weeks showed regression of spleen with a complete hematologic and cytogenetic response. There was a resolution of ptosis and ophthalmoplegia, and anti‐AchR turned negative 8 . There are no cases of PV associated with MG reported so far.…”

“…There was a resolution of ptosis and ophthalmoplegia, and anti-AchR turned negative. 8 There are no cases of PV associated with MG reported so far. In our first case, both MG and PV presented simultaneously from the initial visit, whereas the second patient presented initially with PV, and MG manifested later, almost 6 months after initiation of treatment with hydroxyurea.…”

“…7 Paraneoplastic phenomenon in MPNs is rare. There are two case reports of patients who presented simultaneously with CML and MG. 8,9 Kumar et al in 2007 reported the case of a 47-year-old male who presented with diplopia and was found to have leukocytosis on routine laboratory evaluation. He was diagnosed simultaneously with CML and MG.…”

Myasthenia Gravis and Myeloproliferative Neoplasms – Mere Association or Paraneoplastic Neurologic Syndrome: A Mini-Review

“…The earliest reports were of 2 CML patients who developed MG after several years of treatment with busulfan. A summary of all cases of MPNs associated with MG is presented in Table 1 [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25].…”

Myasthenia gravis developing in a patient with CNS lymphoma

“…To date, there is a single report of myasthenia gravis as the first manifestation of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) that resolved with CML control [12]. It was also described in two cases of Hodgkin lymphoma [13,14].…”