Ramrattan Amit, Gonzalez Iovank, Abdullah Harun, Maraj Kevin, Browne Mariana
Internal Medicine, Port of Spain General Hospital, Port of Spain, TTO.
Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Port of Spain General Hospital, Port of Spain, TTO.
Cureus. 2022 Jan 10;14(1):e21067. doi: 10.7759/cureus.21067. eCollection 2022 Jan.
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.
重症肌无力（MG）是一种神经肌肉接头处的自身免疫性疾病，会影响骨骼肌，导致肌肉无力，通常累及眼部、面部、口咽、呼吸及肢体肌肉。患者可能表现为任何肌肉群无力导致的重症肌无力加重，或者重症肌无力危象，即呼吸肌无力，这是一种危及生命的情况，通常需要插管和机械通气；然而，尽管罕见，但在这类患者的管理中必须考虑心脏表现。
