Clinical profile of XXXX in the Sultanate of Oman.

@entity1 @entity1109 @entity1737 @entity934
OBJECTIVE: Clinical study and follow up of @entity1737 @entity1 in Oman. METHODS: Follow up of 50 consecutive @entity1737 @entity1 referred to the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman for a median period of 3 years from 1997 to 2000. We based the diagnosis on the clinical picture, repetitive nerve stimulation tests and edrophonium test. We performed a computerized tomography scan of the chest and anti- @entity934 receptor antibodies. We reviewed the results of immuno modulatory treatment including thymectomy and compared these with other studies. RESULTS: Of 50 @entity1 , 6 had purely @entity1737 . Of the 44 with generalized @entity1737 , 28 had bulbar involvement and 12 required ventilatory support. Eight out of 29 thymectomized @entity1 had drug free remission after 2 years. There was worsening of @entity1109 in only one out of 8 pregnancies and deliveries. CONCLUSION: Bulbar and ventilatory involvement are more common in our series as compared with western data. Pregnancy and delivery were well tolerated.
