Upper respiratory infection , including influenza, may exacerbate the symptoms of myasthenia gravis (MG), which is an autoimmune disease that causes muscle weakness and, in some cases, can precipitate a myasthenic crisis In the present study, we investigated the incidence and risk factors of influenza infection on in myasthenia gravis patients.
This is a descriptive study. The data will be analyzed retrospectively . Inclusion of 416 cases of influenza in myasthenic patients treated in the intensive care unit of Garches Hospital between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2017. Patients who meet the inclusion and non inclusion criteria and do not object to participate in the study will be collected in a database for analysis.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
400
Incidence of influenza in myasthenic patient in crisis
Number of influenza cases in myasthenic patients
Time frame: between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2017.
Risk factors for poor outcomes
To identify risk factors for severe influenza in myasthenic patients
Time frame: between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2017.
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