[Ocular myasthenia caused by D-penicillamine (author's transl)].
This report concerns a 55-year-old woman who developed ocular myasthenia after 12 months treatment with D-Penicillamine for her rheumatoid arthritis. In the last 2 years the literature contains reports of 22 similar cases.
D000328:Adult; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010396:Penicillamine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors
D010396:Penicillamine
Okuläre Myasthenie durch D-Penicillamin-Behandlung