title: [Myasthenia gravis and pregnancy: review of the literature and report of 6 cases occurring in 5 patients].
abstract: The authors report six cases of myasthenia gravis during pregnancy. Three patients experienced increasing severity of their disease and one death occurred in the puerperium. The infants were born with no evidence of neonatal myasthenia. The patients should be closely monitored during labor and puerperium. This disease is characterized by unpredictable exacerbations, and the association of myasthenia gravis and pregnancy increases the risk for the patient.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ogata
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Patriota
authors.forename: U G
authors.initials: UG
authors.lastname: Lippi
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Grabert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D011729:Pyridostigmine Bromide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013934:Thymectomy
chemical_list: D011729:Pyridostigmine Bromide
vernacular_title: "Miastenia gravis" e gestação: revisão da literatura e relato de seis casos ocorridos em cinco pacientes.