Myasthenia gravis presenting with stridor

Thorax

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 108-109

  Hanson, J A ^a   Lueck, C J ^a   Thomas, D J ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Malignant thymoma; Myasthenis gravis; Stridor

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PROPANTHELINE BROMIDE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRIDOR; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA;

EID: 0030060797     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.1.108     Document Type: Article

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