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Myasthenia gravis

Myasthenia Gravis
Some Autoimmune DisordersTables

  • double vision and

  • Some Causes of Double Vision When Both Eyes Are OpenTables

  • information resources on


  • muscle weakness and

  • Some Causes and Features of Muscle WeaknessTables

  • pregnancy and

  • Autoimmune Disorders During Pregnancy: Myasthenia gravis

  • swallowing difficulty in

  • Some Causes and Features of Difficulty SwallowingTables

    Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection

    Diseases Resembling TuberculosisSidebar
    Common Opportunistic Infections Associated with AIDSTables

    Mycobacterium bovis infection

    Tuberculosis and Leprosy: Transmission of Infection

    Mycobacterium fortuitum infection

    Diseases Resembling TuberculosisSidebar

    Mycobacterium leprae infection (leprosy)

    Leprosy

    Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

    see Tuberculosis

    Mycophenolate mofetil

    Drugs Used to Prevent Transplant RejectionTables

    Mycosis fungoides

    Mycosis Fungoides

    Myectomy

    Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Treatment

    Myelin sheath

    Nerves
    Typical Structure of a Nerve CellFigures
    Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Related Disorders
    Insulating a Nerve FiberFigures

  • disorders of

  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Related Disorders

    Myelitis, transverse

    Acute Transverse Myelitis

    Myeloblasts

    Neutrophilic Leukocytosis

    Myelocele

    Brain and Spinal Cord Defects: Neural Tube Defects

    Myelocytic (myeloid, myelogenous, myeloblastic, myelomonocytic) leukemia

  • acute (AML)

  • Acute Myelocytic Leukemia (AML)

  • chronic (CML)

  • Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia (CML)

    Myelodysplastic syndromes

    Myelodysplastic Syndrome

    Myelofibrosis

    Major Myeloproliferative DisordersTables
    Myelofibrosis

    Myelography

    Tests for Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders: Myelography
    Diagnostic ProceduresTables

    Myeloma, multiple

    Bone and Joint Tumors: Multiple Myeloma
    Multiple Myeloma

  • high calcium levels and

  • Calcium: Causes

    Myelopathy

  • in human T-cell lymphotropic virus infection

  • Tropical Spastic Paraparesis/HTLV-1–Associated Myelopathy

  • muscle weakness and

  • Some Causes and Features of Muscle WeaknessTables

  • radiation

  • Radiation Damage

    Myeloperoxidase deficiency

    Some Congenital Immunodeficiency DisordersTables

    Myeloproliferative disorders

    Myeloproliferative Disorders
    Major Myeloproliferative DisordersTables

    Myiasis

    Cutaneous Myiasis

    Myocardial infarction

    see Heart attack

    Myocarditis

    Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Causes

  • in enteroviral infection

  • Enteroviral Infections: Common in ChildhoodSidebar

  • heart failure with

  • Heart Failure: Systolic Dysfunction

  • in rheumatic fever

  • Rheumatic Fever: Heart

    Myocardium

    Muscles

  • blood supply of (coronary arteries)

  • Biology of the Heart and Blood Vessels: Blood Supply of the Heart
    Supplying the Heart With BloodFigures

  • inadequate

  • see also Heart attack
    Coronary Artery Disease: Causes

  • dysfunction of

  • Cardiomyopathy
    Types of CardiomyopathyFigures

  • inflammation of

  • see Myocarditis

  • rupture of

  • Complications of a Heart AttackSidebar

  • weakness (aneurysm) of

  • Complications of a Heart AttackSidebar

    Myoclonic seizures

    Seizure Disorders: Generalized Seizures

    Myoclonus

    Myoclonus

  • in neuroblastoma

  • What Are Paraneoplastic Syndromes?Sidebar

    Myofascial pain syndrome

    Muscle, Bursa, and Tendon Disorders
    Fibromyalgia: Finding the Tender PointsFigures
    Temporomandibular Disorders : Muscle Pain and Tightness
    Temporomandibular Disorders : Muscle Pain and Tightness
    Temporomandibular Disorders : Muscle Pain and Tightness

    Myofibroma

    Fibroids

    Myokymia

    Overactive Nerves: Two SyndromesSidebar

    Myolysis

    Fibroids: Other Treatments

    Myoma

    Fibroids

    Myomectomy

    Fibroids: Surgery

    Myonecrosis

    Limb Pain: What the doctor doesTables
    Gas Gangrene

    Myopathy

    see also Muscle(s)

  • congenital

  • Congenital Myopathies

  • mitochondrial

  • Other Forms of Muscular Dystrophy

  • myotonic

  • Other Forms of Muscular Dystrophy: Myotonic Myopathies

    Myopia (nearsightedness)

    Understanding RefractionFigures
    Refractive Disorders: Causes

  • in children

  • Refractive Errors in ChildrenSidebar

    Myopathy

  • muscle weakness and

  • Some Causes and Features of Muscle WeaknessTables

    Myositis ossificans

    Drug Use and Abuse: Complications From Drug Injection

    Myotomy

    Abnormal Propulsion of Food: Treatment

    Myotonia congenita (Thomsen's disease)

    Other Forms of Muscular Dystrophy: Myotonic Myopathies

    Myotonic dystrophy (Steinert's disease)

    Other Forms of Muscular Dystrophy: Myotonic Myopathies

    Myotonic myopathy

    Other Forms of Muscular Dystrophy: Myotonic Myopathies

    Myrabegron

    Some Drugs Used to Treat Urinary IncontinenceTables

    Myringitis

    Some Causes and Features of EaracheTables
    Infectious Myringitis

    Myringotomy

    Otitis Media (Acute)
    Secretory Otitis Media in Children: Treatment

    Myxedema

    Hypothyroidism

  • coma in

  • Hypothyroidism: Symptoms

    Myxoma

    Myxomas
    How a Myxoma Can Block Blood Flow in the HeartFigures

    Myxomatous degeneration, of mitral valve

    Mitral Regurgitation: Causes

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