Myasthenia Gravis Presented with Respiratory Failure

Abstract

A case of 41 year old female known case of depression since 10 years, developed dry cough, low grade fever, breathlessness and drowsiness since 4 days was admitted in ICU and initially diagnosed as type 2 respiratory failure due to pneumonia but on further investigating for altered sensorium patient was found to be NCV positive and was diagnosed as seronegative myasthenia gravis.

Keywords

• Myasthenia gravis
• Acetylcholine receptor
• Muscle specific tyrosin kinase