[Drug addict with ptosis. Myasthenia gravis].
We report a 29 year old female drug addict seen in the emergency room with neck abscesses, dysphagia and a symmetric ptosis. Initially misinterpreted as adverse effect of illegal drug intake these symptoms were due to myasthenia gravis. This case shows an important differential diagnosis of ptosis common in drug addicts.
Klinik A für Innere Medizin, Kantonsspital St. Gallen.
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D000328:Adult; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology*; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*
Drogenpatientin mit Ptose. Myasthenia gravis.