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Myasthenic Crisis Precipitated by Raoultella Planticola in an Immunocompromised Host
We present a case of a 39-year-old male patient who was previously diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. He presented in a myasthenic crisis secondary to a lower respiratory tract infection, with the implicated organism being Raoultella planticola. He was referred to the intensive care unit (ICU) and re...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8855020/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35198338 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.22335 |
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author | Rugbeer, Yashvir Jansen van Vuuren, Juan Naidoo, Ansuya K Naidoo, Neil |
author_facet | Rugbeer, Yashvir Jansen van Vuuren, Juan Naidoo, Ansuya K Naidoo, Neil |
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description | We present a case of a 39-year-old male patient who was previously diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. He presented in a myasthenic crisis secondary to a lower respiratory tract infection, with the implicated organism being Raoultella planticola. He was referred to the intensive care unit (ICU) and required ventilatory support due to respiratory insufficiency. Early broad-spectrum antibiotics for a suspected bacterial infection were provided in combination with management specific to the myasthenic crisis. The patient made a full recovery and has displayed a good clinical response. This case report explores his presentation and aims to provide further literature on the incidence and description of R. planticola. |
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spelling | pubmed-88550202022-02-22 Myasthenic Crisis Precipitated by Raoultella Planticola in an Immunocompromised Host Rugbeer, Yashvir Jansen van Vuuren, Juan Naidoo, Ansuya K Naidoo, Neil Cureus Neurology We present a case of a 39-year-old male patient who was previously diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. He presented in a myasthenic crisis secondary to a lower respiratory tract infection, with the implicated organism being Raoultella planticola. He was referred to the intensive care unit (ICU) and required ventilatory support due to respiratory insufficiency. Early broad-spectrum antibiotics for a suspected bacterial infection were provided in combination with management specific to the myasthenic crisis. The patient made a full recovery and has displayed a good clinical response. This case report explores his presentation and aims to provide further literature on the incidence and description of R. planticola. Cureus 2022-02-17 /pmc/articles/PMC8855020/ /pubmed/35198338 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.22335 Text en Copyright © 2022, Rugbeer et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Neurology Rugbeer, Yashvir Jansen van Vuuren, Juan Naidoo, Ansuya K Naidoo, Neil Myasthenic Crisis Precipitated by Raoultella Planticola in an Immunocompromised Host |
title | Myasthenic Crisis Precipitated by Raoultella Planticola in an Immunocompromised Host |
title_full | Myasthenic Crisis Precipitated by Raoultella Planticola in an Immunocompromised Host |
title_fullStr | Myasthenic Crisis Precipitated by Raoultella Planticola in an Immunocompromised Host |
title_full_unstemmed | Myasthenic Crisis Precipitated by Raoultella Planticola in an Immunocompromised Host |
title_short | Myasthenic Crisis Precipitated by Raoultella Planticola in an Immunocompromised Host |
title_sort | myasthenic crisis precipitated by raoultella planticola in an immunocompromised host |
topic | Neurology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8855020/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35198338 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.22335 |
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