Myasthenia Gravis: A Rare Cause of Orthopnoea due to Bilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis

K.M.C. Nishantha; D. Madegedara

doi:10.5005/ijcdas-53-3-189

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Myasthenia Gravis: A Rare Cause of Orthopnoea due to Bilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis

K.M.C. Nishantha, D. Madegedara

Keywords : Myasthinia gravis, Diaphragmatic paralysis, Orthopnoea

Citation Information : Nishantha K, Madegedara D. Myasthenia Gravis: A Rare Cause of Orthopnoea due to Bilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2011; 53 (3):189-190.

DOI: 10.5005/ijcdas-53-3-189

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 10-06-2022

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Abstract

A case of a 68-year-old patient with bronchial asthma who presented with orthopnoea and respiratory failure in supine position is presented.

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