Dystrophia myotonica and pregnancy--an instructive case

Postgrad Med J. 1987 Jul;63(741):555-7. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.63.741.555.

Abstract

Two cases of dystrophia myotonica, a mother and her newborn child, are reported. The diagnosis in the mother was only made after seven years and two eventful deliveries. The obstetrical and anaesthetic complications, as well as the neonatal form of dystrophia myotonica, are reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anesthesia, General / adverse effects
  • Anesthesia, Obstetrical / adverse effects
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / etiology
  • Cesarean Section
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Myotonic Dystrophy / congenital
  • Myotonic Dystrophy / diagnosis*
  • Polyhydramnios / etiology
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / diagnosis*
  • Pregnancy in Diabetics