Question

A patient is experiencing double vision, drooping eyelids and has trouble while taking a walk and speaking. Which of the following could be the most likely the disease that this person is suffering from?

• A. Gout
• B. Myasthenia gravis
• C. Osteoporosis
• D. Osteoarthritis

Answer 1

The correct option is B Myasthenia gravis

Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease in which our immune system mistakenly attacks our healthy body cells. It is a neuromuscular disease which causes skeletal muscle weakness. Eyes and faces are most commonly affected by this. It results in double vision, drooping eyelids, trouble talking and trouble walking.
Osteoporosis- It is an age-related disorder characterised by decreased bone mass and increased chances of fractures. Decreased levels of estrogen is a common cause. Osteoporosis is a bone disease that occurs when the body loses too much bone, makes too little bone, or both. As a result, bones become weak and may break from a fall or, in serious cases, from minor bumps. In this disease, bone becomes porous.

Osteoarthritis- it is an inflammatory disease which causes the inflammation of the joints and causes joint pain and stiffness. It worsens with age. Rheumatoid arthritis whereas is an autoimmune disorder.

Gout- It is an inflammatory disease which causes inflammation of joints. It is caused by the accumulation of uric acid crystals. Gout is caused by a condition known as hyperuricemia, where there is too much uric acid in the body due to a defect in purine metabolism. The body makes uric acid when it breaks down purines during purine metabolism. Its main symptoms involve pain, swelling and redness.