Early onset myasthenia gravis in a Malawian woman: Challenges in managing myasthenia gravis in a low-resource setting

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作者：

Phiri, T. ^{[1
]}

Noah, P. ^{[2
]}

Borgstein, E. ^{[3
]}

Baker, T. ^{[4
,5
,6
,7
]}

Mhemedi, B. ^{[8
]}

Finch, P. ^{[9
]}

机构：

[1] Queen Elizabeth Cent Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Internal Med, Blantyre, Malawi

[2] Univ Malawi, Dept Surg, Coll Med, Blantyre, Malawi

[3] Queen Elizabeth Cent Hosp, Mercy James Ctr, Blantyre, Malawi

[4] Queen Elizabeth Cent Hosp, Dept Anaesthesia & Intens Care, Anaesthesia & Crit Care, Blantyre, Malawi

[5] Univ Malawi, Dept Paediat, Coll Med, Blantyre, Malawi

[6] Karolinska Inst, Dept Global Publ Hlth, Stockholm, Sweden

[7] Karolinska Univ Hosp, Perioperat Med & Intens Care, Stockholm, Sweden

[8] Queen Elizabeth Cent Hosp, Main Lab, Blantyre, Malawi

[9] Univ Malawi, Dept Internal Med, Coll Med, Blantyre, Malawi

来源：

TROPICAL DOCTOR | 2021年 / 51卷 / 03期

关键词：

Africa; immune; respiratory tract; diagnosis; treatment;

D O I：

10.1177/0049475520986046

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Myasthenia gravis is a rare autoimmune disease, which presents with ocular or generalised symptoms. Few publications describe its prevalence in African populations. We describe a young woman who was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis in a Malawian public hospital and outline the challenges encountered in managing this condition in a low-resource setting.

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