A Case of Myasthenia Gravis in Pregnancy.
- Author:
Ji Hoon KANG
1
;
Kyun HAN
;
Ji Hyun SONG
;
Jae Sung CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sun General Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Myasthenia gravis;
Pregnancy;
Transient neonatal myasthenia gravis
- MeSH:
Cesarean Section;
Female;
Humans;
Infant, Newborn;
Muscle, Skeletal;
Myasthenia Gravis*;
Myasthenia Gravis, Neonatal;
Neuromuscular Junction;
Pregnancy*;
Receptors, Cholinergic
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2003;46(5):1064-1068
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Myasthenia gravis is a autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness and fatigability of skeletal muscles. The underlying defect is a decrease in the number of available acetylcholine receptors at neuromuscular junction due to an antibody-mediated autoimmune attacks. The course of myasthenia gravis during pregnancy is not predictable. We experienced a patient of myasthenia gravis associated with pregnancy who underwent cesarean section and transient neonatal myasthenia gravis of the newborn. We present this case with brief review of the concerned literatures.
