Postoperative apnoea and latent myasthenia gravis. Value of acetylcholine receptor antibody estimation in the differential diagnosis.
We report a case of alcuronium induced postoperative apnoea due to latent myasthenia gravis in a patient with no other clinical manifestations of the disease at presentation. Acetylcholine receptor antibody estimation was used to confirm the diagnosis.
D000368:Aged; D000443:Alcuronium / Q000009:adverse effects; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D001049:Apnea / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic / Q000276:immunology
D000906:Antibodies; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic; D000443:Alcuronium