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Postoperative apnoea and latent myasthenia gravis
Author(s) -
WOJCIECHOWSKI A. P. J.,
HANNING C. D.,
POHL J. E. F.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1985.tb11051.x
Subject(s) - myasthenia gravis , medicine , acetylcholine receptor , presentation (obstetrics) , anesthesia , disease , antibody , immunology , surgery , receptor
Summary We report a case of alcuronium induced postoperative apnoea due to latent myasthenia gravis in a patient with no other clinical manfestations of the disease at presentation. Acetylcholine receptor antibody estimation was used to confirm the diagnosis.