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BOF:3.2

A 35-year-old female presents with difficulty in chewing her food, dysarthria, dysphonia, dysphagia and regurgitation of food through her nose. On examination there is ptosis on sustained upward gaze.

This condition may be induced by:

a)     Suxamethonium

b)      Beta-blockers

c)      Aminoglycoside antibiotics

d)      Penicillamine

e)      Anticonvulsants

Answer: d)

Penicillamine may occasionally induce myasthenia gravis.  The other drugs worsen myasthenia gravis

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Revise myasthenia gravis KEYS to SUCCESS in Medicine page 478-480

 

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