Myasthenia gravis following chicken pox infection in a Nigerian primary school girl

We report a case of myasthenia gravis occurring post Chicken pox infection in a 9 year old Nigerian girl. The girl was growing and seeing normally until 2weeks after a chicken pox infection when she observed progressive drooping of both upper eye lids which worsens as the day progresses and has pers...

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Published inNigerian journal of paediatrics Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 201 - 203
Main Authors Oluwayemi, IO, Ade-Ojo, IP, Ajayi, IA
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 08.04.2013
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Summary:We report a case of myasthenia gravis occurring post Chicken pox infection in a 9 year old Nigerian girl. The girl was growing and seeing normally until 2weeks after a chicken pox infection when she observed progressive drooping of both upper eye lids which worsens as the day progresses and has persisted for more than one year. There was good response to Neostigmine.
ISSN:0302-4660
0302-4660
DOI:10.4314/njp.v40i2.21