Unlabelled: Central hypoventilation is a rare cause of respiratory failure that has been associated with multiple underlying disorders, including congenital central hypoventilation syndrome, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, and several neuromuscular conditions. We report the case of an adolescent who presented with respiratory failure in the setting of acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis whose clinical history was consistent with a congenital myopathy and whom we found to have a Tropomyosin 3 () genetic variant on further genetic testing. This case expands the clinical spectrum of causes for late-onset central hypoventilation in the setting of a neuromuscular disorder.
Citation: Stringel V, Bizargity P, Laureta E, Kothare S. A late presentation of myopathy presenting as sleep hypoventilation in the setting of acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis. . 2022;18(11):2695-2698.
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