Case Report

De Novo Onset of Myasthenia Gravis after Kidney Transplantation

Table 1

Causes of delayed physical recovery in the early post-transplantation period.

Pretransplant status
 Reduced muscle mass/frailty
 Bone-mineral disorders and complications
 Chronic fatigue
 Anaemia
 Nutritional deficiencies
 Obesity
 Lifestyle factors
 Physical deconditioning from multiple comorbidities
 Pre-existing neurological illness
Other contributors
 Surgical/postoperative complications
 Delayed graft function/need for ongoing dialysis
 Complications of immunosuppression including infections
 Effects of other medications such as statins or opioids
 Metabolic causes/dyselectrolytemias
 Psychological factors