New progress of myasthenia gravis

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Recently, I have been feeling weak all over. I can't do anything well. It's really wrong. During this period, it's getting more and more serious. It's very difficult to go up the stairs. I went to the hospital and said it's myasthenia gravis. After a lot of treatment, let's talk about the new progress of myasthenia gravis.

New progress of myasthenia gravis

Treatment 1: corticosteroids are commonly used. It can be treated with high-dose pulse therapy, such as prednisone, or with high-dose methylprednisolone. After the symptoms are improved, gradually reduce the dosage, and then use the maintenance dosage. The medication can last for several years. This method is suitable for severe patients. At the beginning of medication, the symptoms may worsen, which should be observed. Hormone therapy is effective for most patients, can alleviate the condition for several months to several years, some patients can gradually stabilize the condition. If the hormone effect is not good, cyclophosphamide and azathioprine can be considered.

Treatment 2: hormone or immunosuppressive therapy. The patients over 35 years old with poor therapeutic effect or continued deterioration can be treated with thymectomy regardless of thymic tumor. Most patients have good curative effect after operation.

Treatment 3: the difference between myasthenic crisis and cholinergic crisis should be distinguished first in crisis management. If it is difficult to distinguish between myasthenic crisis and cholinergic crisis, epenol ammonium chloride can be used, but assisted breathing should be prepared. If the symptoms worsen, it is cholinergic crisis, and atropine should be injected immediately. If it is myasthenic crisis, neostigmine can be injected, combined with ephedrine and potassium chloride.

matters needing attention

For such a disease: myasthenia gravis daily care needs to pay attention to a reasonable diet, do not prefer: a scientific and reasonable diet, is one of the basic to prevent disease, with sufficient nutrition can ensure the normal development of the human body, so that immunity increases, can be very good to resist the invasion of disease, eat less cold, avoid eating mustard, radish, mung bean, kelp, purple Cold products of vegetables, watercress, day lily, sword flower, watermelon and balsam pear.