Open AccessExacerbation of myasthenia gravis after amoxicillin therapy: a case series
Author(s) -
Veria Vacchiano,
Piergiorgio Solli,
Ilaria Bartolomei,
Giulia Lai,
Rocco Liguori,
Fabrizio Salvi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
neurological sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1590-3478
pISSN - 1590-1874
DOI - 10.1007/s10072-020-04387-5
Subject(s) - medicine , amoxicillin , myasthenia gravis , exacerbation , neurology , antibiotics , penicillin , neurosurgery , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , pediatrics , surgery , psychiatry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Myasthenia gravis (MG) can be aggravated by several classes of drugs, including antibiotics. Penicillins are considered safe drugs for the management of infectious disease in patients with MG. However, a few cases of MG exacerbations after penicillin treatment have been reported in literature.
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