Primary respiratory failure as the presenting symptom in Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome.
Myasthenia gravis can present with rapid respiratory failure as the first manifestation of disease. In the Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), such a manifestation has rarely been reported. We are reporting a patient who developed respiratory failure as the first manifestation of LEMS without associated carcinoma.
Department of Neurology, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.
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Barr
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Claussen
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Thomas
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Fesenmeier
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Pearlman
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015624:Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*