Patki AY, Durga P, Gangishetty A, Ketireddy T, Noorain N. Myasthenia Gravis: An Unanticipated Cause of Failure to Wean in a Postpartum Patient with Pre-existing Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Indian J Crit Care Med 2022;
26:731-732. [PMID:
35836638 PMCID:
PMC9237154 DOI:
10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24228]
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Abstract
Sudden onset and de novo Myasthenia gravis (MG) in the presence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a rare postpartum phenomenon and can easily misguide the treating physician. A known case of SLE, 4 days after an elective cesarean section, presented to the intensive care unit for weaning-off mechanical ventilation after being put on ventilatory support in the emergency room, following acute-onset partial seizures. She was subsequently diagnosed to have new-onset MG, treated for the condition and later successfully extubated.
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