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2. Megaesophagus - Wikipedia

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   Megaesophagus can also be a symptom of the disease myasthenia gravis. Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular disease where the primary symptom is weakness in various body parts of the dog. However, when myasthenia gravis occurs in older dogs it is thought of as an immune-mediated disease. Often when myasthenia gravis is diagnosed in older dogs ...

3. Myasthenia gravis - Wikipedia

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   Myasthenia gravis affects 50 to 200 people per million. [3] [4] It is newly diagnosed in 3 to 30 people per million each year. [13] Diagnosis has become more common due to increased awareness. [13] Myasthenia gravis most commonly occurs in women under the age of 40 and in men over the age of 60. [1] [5] [14] It is uncommon in children. [1]

4. Efgartigimod alfa - Wikipedia

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   The study showed that more participants with myasthenia gravis with antibodies responded to treatment during the first cycle of efgartigimod alfa (68%) compared to those who received placebo (30%) on a measure that assesses the impact of myasthenia gravis on daily function. [4]

5. Pyridostigmine - Wikipedia

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   Pyridostigmine is a medication used to treat myasthenia gravis [1] and underactive bladder. [2] It is also used together with atropine to end the effects of neuromuscular blocking medication of the non-depolarizing type. [3] It is also used off-label to treat some forms of Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.

6. List of dog diseases - Wikipedia

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   Myasthenia gravis results from the presence of antibodies to the acetylcholine receptor. Signs include megaesophagus and muscle weakness. [189] Tetanus is a disease caused by the bacteria Clostridium tetani following wound contamination. Dogs are not very susceptible to tetanus.

7. Azathioprine - Wikipedia

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   Azathioprine is used alone or in combination with other immunosuppressive therapy to prevent rejection following organ transplantation, and to treat an array of autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, pemphigus, systemic lupus erythematosus, Behçet's disease, and other forms of vasculitis, autoimmune hepatitis, atopic dermatitis, myasthenia gravis, neuromyelitis optica (Devic's ...