Myotonic dystrophy: a retrospective diagnosis

Authors

  • Divya Jain Maulana Azad Medical College
  • Ashish Chakravarty Maulana Azad Medical College

Keywords:

Myotonic Dystrophy

Abstract

Myotonic dystrophy is not commonly encountered in anaesthetic practice and its existence in a patient can easily go undetected, leading to intraoperative and postoperative complications. We report a case of a 45-year-old female without any typical features of myotonic dystrophy, who presented at our hospital for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Postoperatively, on account of a delayed recovery, she was diagnosed with myotonic dystrophy.

Author Biographies

Divya Jain, Maulana Azad Medical College

Assistant Professor Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Maulana Azad Medical College New Delhi India

Ashish Chakravarty, Maulana Azad Medical College

Senior Resident Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Maulana Azad Medical College New Delhi India

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Published

2012-05-18

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 4 (2012)

Section

Case Studies

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