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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2019

Thymoma associated myasthenia gravis with atypical presentation of lipomatous tongue atrophy: a case report.

Suzan Salem, Islam Saad, Rana Alamri

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 49% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Suzan SalemQassim University, College of Dentistry, Department of Oral Surgery, Maxillofacial and Diagnostic Science, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Islam SaadQassim University, College of Dentistry, Periodontology and Oral Medicine, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Rana AlamriSaudi Board of Orthodontic, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Qassim University · SASaudi Electronic University · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 28-year-old female patient came to the outpatient dental clinic for multiple teeth extractions and full mouth rehabilitation suffer from myasthenia gravis (MG) primary presentation as tongue atrophy and facial muscles weakness and the symptoms became worries, the patient unable to speak as well and change her voice and complaining of dysphagia and dysarthria. Oral symptoms, treatment schedule and protocol, the selection, prescription and impacts of medications, and prevention of myasthenic crisis are all important; aspects should be considered by dentists and oral health care providers. Weakness of facial and oropharyngeal muscle is considered very popular at disease onset and therefore oral health providers are often the first medical professionals to observe these patients. Myasthenic patients seek particular approach and consultation in order to ensure ideal and proper dental management.

Indexed as

AdultAtrophyDeglutition DisordersFemaleHumansLipomaMyasthenia GravisThymomaThymus NeoplasmsTongue Diseaseslipomatous tongue atrophymyasthenia gravisThymoma

Identifiers

PMID31143343
PMCPMC6522161
OpenAlexW2913054546

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