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1. Besides MG, what other disease is caused by autoantibodies against cell-surface
receptors?
3. The doctor noticed eyelid ptosis when he first examined Mr. Weld. Eyelid ptosis is often
one of the first signs of MG. What is eyelid ptosis and what causes it in myasthenia
gravis?
5. Why are individuals with MG prone to aspiration pneumonia? [Before you answer, be
sure you know what “aspiration pneumonia” is.]
7. If a baby is born with neonatal MG, how long would you expect the MG to persist? Why
or why not? [This answer isn’t in the case study – use your deductive ability.]
8. Mr. Weld had a severe relapse in his disease after a respiratory infection. Many
autoimmune diseases seem to be triggered by infection and relapses in autoimmune
diseases frequently follow an infection. Please speculate WHY you think the infection
triggered a relapse in his MG?
2018