Cosmetic Injection of Botulinum Toxin Unmasking Subclinical Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Cosmetic or therapeutic use of botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) is usually safe but can rarely cause iatrogenic botulism. Iatrogenic botulism and myasthenia gravis (MG) share similar clinical features, because both BoNT-A and anti-acetylcholine receptorantibodies impair neuromuscular transmission. We...

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Autores principales: Timmermans, Grégory, Depierreux, Frédérique, Wang, François, Hansen, Isabelle, Maquet, Pierre
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6751432/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31572161
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000502350

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6751432/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31572161
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000502350

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