Respiratory failure in myasthenia gravis and negative pressure support.
A young female whose pyridostigmine treatment had recently been changed presented with myasthenia gravis, acute respiratory failure, and respiratory infection. She was supported with a noninvasive negative pressure cuirass device as an aid to optimizing medical therapies without the confounding factor of pharmacology-induced sedation and analgesia.
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Department of Paediatric Intensive Care, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom.
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011729:Pyridostigmine Bromide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015300:Ventilator Weaning / Q000379:methods
D011729:Pyridostigmine Bromide