A severe case of myasthenia gravis during pregnancy

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 142-143

  Pijnenborg, J M A ^a,b   Hansen, E C M ^a   Brolmann H A M ^a   Oei, S G ^a   Andriessen, P ^a   Dellemijn, P L D ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033815417     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000010301     Document Type: Article

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