A Myasthenic Crisis Complicated by a Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder of the neuromuscular junction that affects skeletal muscles causing weakness, typically the ocular, facial, oropharyngeal, respiratory, and limb muscles. Patients can present as either an MG exacerbation with weakness of any muscle group or an MG cris...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 14; no. 1; p. e21067
Main Authors Ramrattan, Amit, Gonzalez, Iovank, Abdullah, Harun, Maraj, Kevin, Browne, Mariana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Cureus Inc 10.01.2022
Cureus
Subjects
Biomarkers
Cardiology
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiovascular disease
Case reports
Catecholamines
Coronary vessels
Dyspnea
Electrocardiography
Heart attacks
Internal Medicine
Intubation
Myasthenia gravis
Myocarditis
Neurology
Sinuses
Ultrasonic imaging
Vein & artery diseases
Spain
stress-related cardiomyopathy
echo cardiogram
myasthenic crisis
myasthenia gravis (mg)
takotsubo cardioyopathy
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Summary:Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder of the neuromuscular junction that affects skeletal muscles causing weakness, typically the ocular, facial, oropharyngeal, respiratory, and limb muscles. Patients can present as either an MG exacerbation with weakness of any muscle group or an MG crisis which is a life-threatening weakness of the respiratory muscles that usually requires intubation and mechanical ventilation; however, though rare, cardiac manifestations must be considered in the management of such patients.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.21067