Diaphragmatic myasthenia in mother and child

Diaphragmatic myasthenia in mother and child

A 28 year old patient with ocular myasthenia for 2 y gave birth to a baby with diaphragmatic weakness. Following delivery the mother developed severe weakness of the diaphragm and required assisted ventilation. The baby recovered spontaneously and the mother responded to treatment with plasma exchan...

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Veröffentlicht in:Postgraduate medical journal 1985-08, Vol.61 (718), p.725-727
Hauptverfasser: Mier, A. K., Havard, C. W.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Diaphragm
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Myasthenia Gravis - congenital
Myasthenia Gravis - genetics
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications
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Zusammenfassung:A 28 year old patient with ocular myasthenia for 2 y gave birth to a baby with diaphragmatic weakness. Following delivery the mother developed severe weakness of the diaphragm and required assisted ventilation. The baby recovered spontaneously and the mother responded to treatment with plasma exchange and immunosuppression. Neither mother nor baby responded to anticholinergic drugs and in neither serum were acetyl choline receptor antibodies detected.
ISSN:0032-5473
1469-0756
DOI:10.1136/pgmj.61.718.725