Archive · 22 Jan 2026
Doctors Save Patient from Rare Autoimmune Overlap Crisis
A 35-year-old man first had a drooping eyelid in February 2025.
Doctors found he had two rare autoimmune diseases: Myasthenia Gravis (MG) and Graves’ disease.
Later, they discovered he had another autoimmune condition, making his case very complicated.
He got very sick and had trouble breathing, so doctors put him on a ventilator and gave him special medicine.
He got better quickly and was able to go home.
Doctors said it was important to find the problem early and work together to save his life.
A 35-year-old patient was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis (MG) and Graves’ disease after initial symptoms of drooping eyelid.
Further tests revealed an additional autoimmune condition, complicating treatment and increasing disease severity.
The patient developed acute respiratory failure and a myasthenic crisis, requiring immediate intensive care and ventilator support.
Doctors treated him with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) and advanced critical care, leading to rapid improvement and full recovery.
Timely intervention and coordination between neurology and critical care teams were crucial in managing the high-risk emergency.
- Who
- A 35-year-old patient with autoimmune overlap syndrome
- What
- Developed a life-threatening myasthenic crisis
- When
- Initial symptoms in February 2025, critical condition at Medicover Hospital
- Where
- Medicover Hospital in Bengaluru
- Why
- Rare autoimmune overlap condition complicated treatment
- Patient Age
- 35 years
- Initial Symptoms
- Drooping eyelid
- Diagnosis
- Myasthenia Gravis (MG) and Graves’ disease
- Treatment
- Radioiodine ablation, thyroid hormone replacement, thymectomy, IVIg
- Critical Condition
- Acute respiratory failure, myasthenic crisis
- Recovery Time
- 3 days on ventilator, full recovery on follow-up
- Rarity
- Overlap autoimmune condition is uncommon
- Mortality Risk
- High if not treated promptly