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 2 weeks after a chicken pox infection when she observed progressive drooping of both upper eye lids which worsens as the day progresses and has per...

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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 Paediatric Association of Nigeria 01.07.2024
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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 2 weeks 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
2814-2985