Article type: CME QUIZ
Article
title: Ocular
myasthenia gravis and thymoma
Journal: Current
Medical Issues
Year: 2020
Authors: Jamir Pitton Rissardo, Ana Letícia Fornari
Caprara
E-mail: jamirrissardo@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
A 43-year-old female presenting with
double vision was admitted to our hospital. She reported that this symptom
started within 1 month and have periods of exacerbation with worsening
throughout the day. Her family history was unremarkable and negative for neurological
disorders. She had well-controlled essential hypertension with a changing
lifestyle. On neurological examination, the inspection showed ptosis without
other cranial nerve abnormalities. The sustained upgaze test reveals the
weakness of the levator palpebrae with intensification of ptosis. Laboratory
tests were within normal limits. Brain magnetic resonance imaging was normal.
Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and chest was performed.
Keywords: myasthenia gravis, thymoma, ptosis
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DOI
10.4103/cmi.cmi_60_19
Citation
Rissardo
JP, Caprara AL. Ocular myasthenia gravis and thymoma. Curr Med Issues
2020;18:147-8
