Incidence and Risk of Influenza in Myasthenic Patients

Centre d'Investigation Clinique et Technologique 805

Status: Completed

Conditions: Myasthenic Crisis; Upper Respiratory Infection

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03884777

CIC1429

Details and patient eligibility

About

Upper respiratory infection , including influenza, may exacerbate the symptoms of myasthenia gravis (MG), which is an autoimmune disease that causes muscle weakness and, in some cases, can precipitate a myasthenic crisis

In the present study, we investigated the incidence and risk factors of influenza infection on in myasthenia gravis patients.

Full description

This is a descriptive study. The data will be analyzed retrospectively . Inclusion of 416 cases of influenza in myasthenic patients treated in the intensive care unit of Garches Hospital between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2017.

Patients who meet the inclusion and non inclusion criteria and do not object to participate in the study will be collected in a database for analysis.

Enrollment: 400 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Men or women over the age of 18.
• Myasthenic patients hospitalized in intensive care.
• Patients with confirmed influenza infection

Exclusion criteria

• Age <18 years,
• Other neuromuscular diseases,
• Patient opposing the use of his data