Publikation
[Drug addict with ptosis. Myasthenia gravis]
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 06.05.1999
Wild P, Ammann Peter, Galeazzi R L
Bereiche
PubMed
Zitation
Wild P, Ammann P, Galeazzi R. [Drug addict with ptosis. Myasthenia gravis]. Praxis 1999; 88:871-5.
Art
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Deutsch)
Zeitschrift
Praxis 1999; 88
Veröffentlichungsdatum
06.05.1999
ISSN (Druck)
1661-8157
Seiten
871-5
Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung
We report a 29 year old female drug addict seen in the emergency room with neck abscesses, dysphagia and a symmetric ptosis. Initially misinterpreted as adverse effect of illegal drug intake these symptoms were due to myasthenia gravis. This case shows an important differential diagnosis of ptosis common in drug addicts.