title: [Myasthenia in children. Apropos of 3 cases].
abstract: We report 3 cases of juvenile myasthenia in 2 girls and 1 boy, who at onset, were respectively 21 months, 13 yr and 4 and a half yr old. Clinical features were common but in 2 cases included acute respiratory failure leading to artificial ventilation. Thymectomy was performed in 1 girl with thymoma who presented a vitiligo 5 yr later.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital universitaire Farhat-Hached, service de pédiatrie, Sousse, Tunisie.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yacoub
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ben Saïd
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zouari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harbi
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Essoussi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Myasthénie de l'enfant. A propos de trois observations.