Undiagnosed myotonic dystrophy: A case report and literature review
Tomonori Yamada,
Natsumi Fukano,
Kentaro Kai
et al.
Abstract:Myotonic dystrophy (MD) is an autosomal dominant disorder primarily characterized by myotonia. the present study describes the case of a 42-year-old woman who was transferred to the authors' department with acute abdomen and restrictive respiratory failure. Computed tomography revealed a 15-cm right ovarian tumor and atelectasis. an abdominal right salpingo-oophorectomy was performed under general anesthesia. She was then extubated after surgery; however, shortly thereafter she was re-incubated due to poor oxy… Show more
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