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Case Reports
. 1991;46(10):669-72.

[Myasthenia in children. Apropos of 3 cases]

[Article in French]
M Yacoub  1 , H Ben Saïd, A Zouari, A Harbi, A S Essoussi
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  • PMID: 1662353
Case Reports

[Myasthenia in children. Apropos of 3 cases]

[Article in French]
M Yacoub et al. Pediatrie. 1991.

Abstract

We report 3 cases of juvenile myasthenia in 2 girls and 1 boy, who at onset, were respectively 21 months, 13 yr and 4 and a half yr old. Clinical features were common but in 2 cases included acute respiratory failure leading to artificial ventilation. Thymectomy was performed in 1 girl with thymoma who presented a vitiligo 5 yr later.

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