ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM, 2022

AIIMS PATNA

Reg no. Myasthenia Gravis: Difficult to Suspect, Easy to Diagnose and Challenging to Treat
JR-05
Dr Chandrima Pattadar, Dr Divendu Bhushan, Dr Vijay Kumar, Dr Sanjeev Kumar, Dr
Poonam Bhadani : Department of General Medicine
HIGHLIGHTS CASE REPORT CONCLUSION
• Respiratory failure Suspect myasthenia gravis
18 years female, presented with sudden onset shortness of breath, and was intubated in
without lung if patient has episodic
emergency.
involvement may be a weakness,
case of myasthenia Fig 1: CXR- Fig 2: CECT chest
PA:Smooth well respiratory distress , ptosis,
crisis. showing well defined
• Myasthenia gravis with marginated soft soft tissue with dysphagia. Screen for
thymoma patient may mass in smooth margin in thymoma as its presence
have better prognosis mediastinum,insep anterior influence the prognosis of
if thymectomy done arable from right mediastinum-likely patient. Complete remission
early.
INTRODUCTION cardiac silhouette thymoma. is seen in only 20%
Myasthenia gravis is an She was having similar episodes in past but those improved with medicines (steroids). To rule patients.
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