title: Unsuspected myasthenia gravis presenting as respiratory failure.
abstract: A patient developed respiratory failure after surgical removal of a recurrent thymoma, which necessitated removal of part of the diaphragm. The respiratory failure was due to previously undiagnosed myasthenia gravis, which had selectively affected the respiratory muscles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Muscle Physiology, Brompton Hospital, London.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Laroche
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone; D001379:Azathioprine