Reversible Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Myasthenia Gravis

oleh: Ahmet Taha Şahin, Yakup Alsancak, Öznur Keskin, Mehmet Akif Düzenli

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Galenos Publishing House 2023-09-01

Deskripsi

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease that causes localized and generalized muscle weakness caused by antibodies targeting various components of the postsynaptic membrane. Respiratory muscle involvement as a feared complication of this disease can be life-threatening and cause respiratory failure requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation. The relationship between MG and pulmonary hypertension (PH) has been rarely seen in the literature, and here we present a case who presented with respiratory failure and started treatment with the diagnosis of PH and was diagnosed with MG in the follow-up.