title: Myasthenia gravis: a rare cause of orthopnoea due to bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis.
abstract: A case of a 68-year-old patient with bronchial asthma who presented with orthopnoea and respiratory failure in supine position is presented.
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Disease Research and Treatment Unit, Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: K M C
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Nishantha
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Madegedara
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012133:Respiratory Paralysis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed