Myasthenia gravis presenting as isolated respiratory failure: a case report.
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is often complicated by respiratory failure, known as a myasthenic crisis. However, most of the patients who develop respiratory symptoms do so during the late course of disease and have other neurological signs and symptoms. However, in some patients respiratory failure is the initial presenting symptom. We report the case of a 68-year-old woman with MG who presented with isolated respiratory failure as her first presenting symptom. As illustrated by this case, it is important to consider neuromuscular disorders in cases of unexplained respiratory failure.
Kim
Won Hee
WH
Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.
Kim
Jung Hyun
JH
Kim
Eun Kyung
EK
Yun
Sang Pil
SP
Kim
Kyung Keun
KK
Kim
Won Chan
WC
Jeong
Hye Cheol
HC
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed