Pregnant woman with ocular myasthenia gravis. A case report

Authors

  • Amado Antonio García Odio Policlínico Universitario Dr. Juan Manuel Páez Inchausti. Isla de la Juventud.
  • Samara Ravelo Nápoles Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Isla de la Juventud. Isla de la Juventud.
  • Yanisel Rives González Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Isla de la Juventud. Isla de la Juventud.
  • Daymeris Álvarez Bolivar Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Isla de la Juventud. Isla de la Juventud.

Keywords:

ocular myasthenia gravis, pre-natal care, pregnant women.

Abstract

Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease of the motor end-plate of the striated muscle, characterized by fluctuant muscular fatigue and  weakness. Its prevalence is around 5 cases per 100 000 persons. The  reported patient presented symptoms limiting the muscles near the eye. This entity is named ocular myasthenia gravis. Its incidence in pregnancy is infrequent. It is reported the case of a female patient,  aged 23 years, attended in the Infertility Consultation of the municipality Isla de la Juventud. The case was consulted with several medical specialties. The delivery was produced by emergency cesarean  section, applying regional anesthesia, due to the worrying fetal  status. The newborn had good apgar score and weight. Mother and child showed satisfactory evolution during the postpartum period.

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2017-03-24

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García Odio AA, Ravelo Nápoles S, Rives González Y, Álvarez Bolivar D. Pregnant woman with ocular myasthenia gravis. A case report. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2017 Mar. 24 [cited 2025 Feb. 2];39(2):338-45. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/1794

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Vol. 39 No. 2 (2017)

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Presentation of cases

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