Case report: a case of bladder dysfunction due to myasthenia gravis.
Detrusor underactivity, due to myasthenia gravis (MG) is extremely rare. Only 4 cases of de novo dysfunction have been reported. We report a case of detrusor underactivity and increased post-void residual urine in a woman with MG. The patient has been managed by clean intermittent catheterization 6 times a day.
Kaya
Cevdet
C
Department of Urology, Haydarpasa Numune Education and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. drckaya@hotmail.com
Karaman
M Ihsan
MI
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications*; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000209:etiology*