Open AccessUnusual Presentation of Myasthenia Crisis Following Thymectomy and Thyroidectomy
Author(s) -
Aidayanti Mohamed Daud,
Marina Mat Baki,
Mawaddah Azman,
Esa Kamaruzaman,
Abdullah Sani Mohamed
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/s12070-017-1146-x
Subject(s) - medicine , respiratory distress , thymoma , thyroidectomy , myasthenia gravis , thymectomy , otorhinolaryngology , concomitant , goiter , presentation (obstetrics) , surgery , recurrent laryngeal nerve , general surgery , anesthesia , thyroid
Respiratory distress after thyroidectomy and thymectomy can be challenging. We encountered a 70-year-old lady with a long-standing goiter with concomitant thymoma. She underwent the surgery and developed respiratory distress upon extubation with loss of laryngeal sensation causing severe aspiration. She was diagnosed myasthenia gravis and symptoms resolved with MG treatments.