A rare association: Obesity hypoventilation syndrome with myasthenia gravis and systemic lupus erythematosus, case report

A rare association: Obesity hypoventilation syndrome with myasthenia gravis and systemic lupus erythematosus, case report

Background: Shrinking lung syndrome (SLS) is an uncommon complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) that has also been seen in other autoimmune diseases and is linked with a high risk of acute or chronic respiratory failure. Alveolar hypoventilation in the presence of obesity-hypoventilation...

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Main Authors: Safwat Eldaabossi, Man Alrashdan, Ghada Aljanobi, Noha Warsha, Saber Abo Elhassan, Waheed Mahdi, Abdullah Farouk, Ahmad Taha, Ahmad Qabil, Sameh Maklad, Usama Nabway, Hatem Kenany, Yasser Jaber, Boshra Zaghloul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Myasthenia gravis
Alveolar hypoventilation
Diaphragm
Shrinking lung syndrome
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