Diagnostic dilemmas and challenges in the management of myasthenia in infants and toddlers: A case report
Myasthenia in the infancy and toddler age group is rare and often presents a challenge to treating pediatric neurologists. Our report addresses the challenges encountered when distinguishing myasthenia in infants and toddlers from similar illnesses, as well as the differentiation between congenital...
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| description | Myasthenia in the infancy and toddler age group is rare and often presents a challenge to treating pediatric neurologists. Our report addresses the challenges encountered when distinguishing myasthenia in infants and toddlers from similar illnesses, as well as the differentiation between congenital myasthenia, transient myasthenia, and autoimmune myasthenia. We present four cases of myasthenia between the ages of 10 and 30 months. The diagnosis and management of these cases were challenging due to the variability in clinical presentation. Four cases of myasthenia were diagnosed, with three having autoimmune myasthenia and one having congenital myasthenic syndrome. One patient initially tested negative for acetylcholine receptor antibodies, but later tested positive after 4 months and had a rare facial diplegia finding. The patient with congenital myasthenic syndrome had a novel genetic mutation, DPAGT1 homozygous variants, and also had false positive acetylcholine receptor antibodies. These cases highlight the importance of genetic testing for all infants and toddlers suspected of having myasthenia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ab3149a187146a8afc4732fd11855df2023-11-08T10:04:29ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medical Case Reports2050-313X2023-11-011110.1177/2050313X231211047Diagnostic dilemmas and challenges in the management of myasthenia in infants and toddlers: A case reportKhairunnisa Mukhtiar0Mohammad Raza1Isbaah Tejani2Farhan Ali3Shahnaz Ibrahim4Department of Pediatrics & Child Health, Section of Pediatric Neurology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Pediatrics & Child Health, Section of Pediatric Neurology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, PakistanAga Khan University, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Pediatrics & Child Health, Section of Pediatric Neurology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Pediatrics & Child Health, Section of Pediatric Neurology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, PakistanMyasthenia in the infancy and toddler age group is rare and often presents a challenge to treating pediatric neurologists. Our report addresses the challenges encountered when distinguishing myasthenia in infants and toddlers from similar illnesses, as well as the differentiation between congenital myasthenia, transient myasthenia, and autoimmune myasthenia. We present four cases of myasthenia between the ages of 10 and 30 months. The diagnosis and management of these cases were challenging due to the variability in clinical presentation. Four cases of myasthenia were diagnosed, with three having autoimmune myasthenia and one having congenital myasthenic syndrome. One patient initially tested negative for acetylcholine receptor antibodies, but later tested positive after 4 months and had a rare facial diplegia finding. The patient with congenital myasthenic syndrome had a novel genetic mutation, DPAGT1 homozygous variants, and also had false positive acetylcholine receptor antibodies. These cases highlight the importance of genetic testing for all infants and toddlers suspected of having myasthenia.https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X231211047 |
| spellingShingle | Khairunnisa Mukhtiar Mohammad Raza Isbaah Tejani Farhan Ali Shahnaz Ibrahim Diagnostic dilemmas and challenges in the management of myasthenia in infants and toddlers: A case report SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
| title | Diagnostic dilemmas and challenges in the management of myasthenia in infants and toddlers: A case report |
| title_full | Diagnostic dilemmas and challenges in the management of myasthenia in infants and toddlers: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Diagnostic dilemmas and challenges in the management of myasthenia in infants and toddlers: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diagnostic dilemmas and challenges in the management of myasthenia in infants and toddlers: A case report |
| title_short | Diagnostic dilemmas and challenges in the management of myasthenia in infants and toddlers: A case report |
| title_sort | diagnostic dilemmas and challenges in the management of myasthenia in infants and toddlers a case report |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X231211047 |
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