Pediatrician, Universidad De Cartagena, Colombia
Research Article
Characterization of Patients with Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis from a Reference University Hospital in Colombia
Author(s): Julissa Andrea Otero Florez, Jose Leonardo Balmaceda Montejo*, Jose William Cornejo Ochoa and Dagoberto Nicanor Cabrera Hemer
Introduction: Juvenile myasthenia gravis (JGM) is a rare entity, about which there is not enough information. This pathology has its own characteristics and a recognized demographic variability. The consequences of not being diagnosed and treated in time can be serious and its treatment is based on what has been observed in adults.
Objective: To characterize sociodemographically and clinically the population of children diagnosed with MGJ in a reference university hospital in Colombia.
Methodology: Retrospective observational study, in which the medical records of hospitalized patients at the Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundación (HUSVF) in the city of Medellín, Colombia, from January 2011 to December 2017 were analyzed.
Results: The medical records of 23 patients (14.. View More»
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