Case Report
An Atypical Presentation with Extraocular Muscle Atrophy in Myasthenia Gravis Delaying Diagnosis
Patra AK*, Vanlalzami K and Ahmed N
Department of Neurology, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India
*Corresponding author: Patra AK, Department of Neurology, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati, Assam,
India; E-mail: aniltheeuphoria23@gmail.com
Article Information: Submission: 12/11/2021; Accepted: 06/01/2022; Published: 10/01/2022
Copyright: © 2022 Patra AK, et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution
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Abstract
A 14 year female presented with 10 year history of slowly progressive asymmetric bilateral ptosis and complete bilateral external opthalmoplegia without
involving pupil or vision, 1 month history of dysphagia, nasal intonation of voice and proximal muscle weakness without diurnal variation or Fatigability. MRI
showed normal brain with atrophied extraocular muscles. RNS hinted towards decremental response. Neostigmine challenge, Serum anti-AChR antibody
was positive. There was no thymic enlargement. Usually generalization of ocular myasthenia occurs within 2-3 years of onset but in this case it took almost
10 years. Lack of significant diurnal variation may go unnoticed by patient sometimes and may mislead the physician to a very close differential diagnosis of
CPEO. In this case, so many atypical features are there like lack of significant variation of symptoms, generalization after a stable disease course of 10 years, and associated extraocular muscle atrophy.
