- 著者
- Nao NAGATA Takuma MIYOSHI Yuzo OTAKE Hitomi SUZUKI Yumiko KAGAWA Tetsushi YAMAGAMI Mitsuhiro IRIE
- 出版者
- 公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
- 雑誌
- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.16-0134, (Released:2016-09-03)
- 被引用文献数
- 5
Neurological signs and serum acetylcholine receptor antibody (AChR-Ab) levels before, and after thymectomy were monitored in a 6-year-old male cat with acquired Myasthenia Gravis (MG) as a paraneoplastic syndrome of thymoma. Soon after surgery, the neurological symptoms relapsed, and the cholinesterase inhibitor was administered to control them. The AChR-Ab levels increased postoperatively until 90 days after surgery. This is the first report on long term measurements of serum AChR-Ab levels in a cat with MG. Although thymectomy is valuable for the removal of thymoma, it may not resolve MG symptoms, neurological signs and serum AChR-Ab levels, without medication early after surgery. Also, this case report indicates that the AChR-Ab level might be a guide to detect a deterioration of MG symptoms.