Myasthenia Gravis Presenting Initially as Acute Respiratory Failure
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Myasthenia gravis presenting initially as acute respiratory failure.
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder of neuromuscular transmission, characterized by fluctuating weakness in certain skeletal muscles.1 The reported prevalence of MG (5–20/100,000 individuals) has been continually increasing.2-5 The clinical courses of patients with MG are quite diverse, from complete remission to MGrelated death.6 MG crisis, defined as an exacerbation of MG requiri...
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Care
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0020-1324,1943-3654
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.03210