Severe Myasthenic Manifestation of Leptospirosis Associated with New Sequence Type of Leptospira interrogans
We report the rapid development of a myasthenic crisis as the first-time manifestation of myasthenia gravis. The symptoms developed in the course of acute leptospirosis associated with a new sequence type of Leptospira interrogans. Antibiotic treatment led to rapid amelioration of myasthenia.
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| author | Matthias Tomschik Inga Koneczny Anna-Margarita Schötta Sebastian Scharer Merima Smajlhodzic Paloma Fernandes Rosenegger Martin Blüthner Romana Höftberger Fritz Zimprich Gerold Stanek Mateusz Markowicz |
| author_facet | Matthias Tomschik Inga Koneczny Anna-Margarita Schötta Sebastian Scharer Merima Smajlhodzic Paloma Fernandes Rosenegger Martin Blüthner Romana Höftberger Fritz Zimprich Gerold Stanek Mateusz Markowicz |
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| description | We report the rapid development of a myasthenic crisis as the first-time manifestation of myasthenia gravis. The symptoms developed in the course of acute leptospirosis associated with a new sequence type of Leptospira interrogans. Antibiotic treatment led to rapid amelioration of myasthenia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a07487a36c02465096330b73008b8d4b2022-12-22T01:12:17ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592019-05-0125596897110.3201/eid2505.181591Severe Myasthenic Manifestation of Leptospirosis Associated with New Sequence Type of Leptospira interrogansMatthias TomschikInga KonecznyAnna-Margarita SchöttaSebastian ScharerMerima SmajlhodzicPaloma Fernandes RoseneggerMartin BlüthnerRomana HöftbergerFritz ZimprichGerold StanekMateusz MarkowiczWe report the rapid development of a myasthenic crisis as the first-time manifestation of myasthenia gravis. The symptoms developed in the course of acute leptospirosis associated with a new sequence type of Leptospira interrogans. Antibiotic treatment led to rapid amelioration of myasthenia.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/5/18-1591_articlemyastehnia gravismyasthenic crisisleptospirosisLeptospira interrogansAsiaAustria |
| spellingShingle | Matthias Tomschik Inga Koneczny Anna-Margarita Schötta Sebastian Scharer Merima Smajlhodzic Paloma Fernandes Rosenegger Martin Blüthner Romana Höftberger Fritz Zimprich Gerold Stanek Mateusz Markowicz Severe Myasthenic Manifestation of Leptospirosis Associated with New Sequence Type of Leptospira interrogans Emerging Infectious Diseases myastehnia gravis myasthenic crisis leptospirosis Leptospira interrogans Asia Austria |
| title | Severe Myasthenic Manifestation of Leptospirosis Associated with New Sequence Type of Leptospira interrogans |
| title_full | Severe Myasthenic Manifestation of Leptospirosis Associated with New Sequence Type of Leptospira interrogans |
| title_fullStr | Severe Myasthenic Manifestation of Leptospirosis Associated with New Sequence Type of Leptospira interrogans |
| title_full_unstemmed | Severe Myasthenic Manifestation of Leptospirosis Associated with New Sequence Type of Leptospira interrogans |
| title_short | Severe Myasthenic Manifestation of Leptospirosis Associated with New Sequence Type of Leptospira interrogans |
| title_sort | severe myasthenic manifestation of leptospirosis associated with new sequence type of leptospira interrogans |
| topic | myastehnia gravis myasthenic crisis leptospirosis Leptospira interrogans Asia Austria |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/5/18-1591_article |
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